Mt. Gilead, Lamont

Mt. Gilead, Lamont
Mt. Gilead, Lamont Map

Allowable Activities

BikingFishingHikingRidingHuntingWildlife Viewing

Note: Hunting is allowed in permitted areas only.

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Recreation

On these primitive tracts, visitors may enjoy biking, hiking, and horseback riding on administrative roads, in addition to fishing and hunting. Many of the river access points provide launches for canoes or small boats.

Mt. Gilead and Lamont are part of the Middle Aucilla Wildlife Management Area. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

Access

Mt. Gilead tract from Monticello:

Travel south on CR 257 to Lamont, cross U.S. 19; travel 9 miles south crossing the Aucilla River, turn left on Rocky Ford Cemetery Road; travel 2 miles and the entrance is on the left.

Lamont tract from Monticello:

Travel south on CR 257 to Lamont, cross U.S. 19; travel 3 miles to Lanier Grade, turn left and travel 0.75 miles, turn right on an unnamed road; travel 0.25 miles to the tract entrance.

Size

  • Mt. Gilead - 1,429 acres
  • Lamont - 873 acres

  1. Mallory Swamp ATV Trail

    The Mallory Swamp ATV Trails closes on September 13, 2020 for hunting season and will reopen on May 1, 2021. Read On...

  2. Natural Well Branch Tract Access Road Closure

    The Suwannee River Water Management District and Four Rivers Land and Timber Company has closed the Meatball Express Road in northwestern Taylor County for land management activities. Read On...

  3. District Tract Access Temporarily Limited to Public Due to COVID-19

    Individual and small group day use of District lands will continue. However, groups larger than 10 people are prohibited on all District lands as of March 18, 2020. Goose Pasture individual camp and group camp sites are closed as of March 23, 2020. Read On...