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Do go chasing waterfalls: Here’s where to find the best one in Florida

Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park features marvelous waterfalls, report shows

A waterfall at Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park in Gainesville. (Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park)

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Travel + Leisure is urging you to forget what TLC sings and go chasing waterfalls.

The report shows Florida’s best waterfall is only hours outside Central Florida at Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park.

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Those interested can find many falls within the Gainesville park, according to its website.

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The park is known for its large, deep, cover-collapse sinkhole, which forms when limestone is slowly dissolved by acidic groundwater over geologic time. Water flows into the 10,000-year-old limestone sinkhole with a spring-fed pond.

For more information and pictures of the park, located at 4732 Millhopper Road in Gainesville, click here.

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