Big Shoals State Forest is a protected area of 1,629 acres (659 ha) just east of White Springs, Florida and adjacent to Big Shoals State Park in Hamilton County.[1] The state forest area comprises the north part of the 3,919-acre (1,586 ha) Big Shoals Public Lands[2] and contains the largest area of whitewater in Florida. It is in the area of the Suwannee River.[1]