LAKE CITY NOTES, FL
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1) D & W $3, shower $2, no discounts, at Ocean Pond CG (see FL, OLUSTEE), free if camping there.
2) Firewood, $20 for all you can fit in pickup bed. Just E of Lake City on US-90, across from airport where there are 2 huge fuel tanks, go N on Cortez Ter., go across tracks to “T”, TL on Okinawa St, then L into lumber mill. Stop at office, pay, get directions to the wood. Wood is log end remainders in ~18″ sections, ~7-9″ diameter. Burns better if split. Sometimes they run out; best to call first 386-752-0335.
3) PO at 320 N 1st St (US-41 in town) 386-752-3373 is good for GD, use ZIP Code 32055 (not 32025).
4) RO water 27c/gal by Customer Svc at Walmart (also best gas price).
5) Haircuts $9.95, 7 da/wk at Whack-a-do on E Baya Ave (SR-10A).
6) Propane: Most, if not all, outlets will fill sm bottles only for a flat rate, not by the gal. Outlets: Ace Hdwe on E Baya Ave (sm bottles). Gateway Pump & Meter on E Baya Ave (lg fixed tanks). Tractor Supply, 4281 W US Hwy 90, N30 10.797 W82 41.821 (sm bottles). Camping World, 530 SW Florida Gateway Dr (all bottles & tanks), lower prices Tue & Wed for Good Sam members. Guy Gipson #84383 Feb 10. Updated by Tom McIlwain #60817 Apr 14.
7) Laundromat; big sign “$1.25 9a-4p M-F only”, fast dryers 3 or 4 quarters for 2 washerloads. On US-90 (W Duval St), S side, just W of a Subway.
8) “Flowers” Bakery Thrift Store, great variety, just N of PO on W side US-41.
9) N/S rt thru town for RVs: Follow truck route signs! Take US-41 (1st St/Main Blvd), which is truck rt for US-441 (Marion St, which is too narrow for med/lg rigs). US-90 (Duval St) is 4-lane & E/W truck rt.
10) Gum Swamp Rd (CR-250, paved) accesses Wiggins, Hog Pen Landing, Ocean Pond, Cobb & East Tower CGs (NF). From W or downtown Lake City, go N from US-90 (Duval St) following truck rt in NOTE 9 above. TR on SR-100A (Bascom Norris Dr), following truck rt 441 sign. TL at stop light on US-441, then R at next light on Gum Swamp Rd. From E side of Lake City on US-90, just E of Lake City Airport, go N on McColskey Rd (paved, US Cold Storage is at NE corner). Go ~3.5 mi to Gum Swamp Rd (~4.5 mi E of US-441), TR. Unattributed sublistings above by Guy Gipson #84383 Feb 10.