NATURE LOVER'S PARADISE NEAR THE RIVER! Ample covered parking accommodates boats, motorhomes, and vehicles - ideal for contractors. Peaceful North Florida living awaits with this spacious concrete block home on approximately 8.24 acres in Gilchrist County. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,684 square feet of living space, and 3,138 square feet under roof, this property is perfect as a full-time residence, multi-generational home, or private country retreat. Located just minutes from a Santa Fe River boat ramp, the home offers privacy and numerous updates, including luxury vinyl plank flooring, a remodeled kitchen with new cabinets and range, updated bathrooms (2025), two HVAC zones, new roofs on the home and storage building, a new water heater (2023), and a recently replaced septic drainfield. The acreage provides plenty of room for gardening, recreation, or a peaceful homestead, with a storage building for tools and equipment. Convenient to Branford, Bell, Fort White, the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers, and less than 40 miles from Gainesville. Zoned Agricultural-2, offering a variety of potential uses. Call today to schedule your private showing! This property is the result of a county approved lot split and is NOT on the river.