Bryson County Retreat

Welcome to Bryson County

Settle into this Northern Florida paradise where you’ll discover a peaceful base with a touch of the wild. Hundreds of acres of natural landscape. Tap into thousands of years of historic native habitation for your personal creative retreat.

Experience the lesser-known Florida. Tannic dark water lakes, sprawling live oaks, and drooping Spanish moss. Nestled between the 5000-acre Santa Fe Swamp Wildlife Management Area and Lake Santa Fe, the headwaters of the Santa Fe River, encompassing 200 acres of verdant swamp heads and expansive pastureland.

There are three homes available for onsite residencies.
One, two and three-bedroom options each with their own distinct setting and character. All homes are equipped with washer/dryer, full kitchen and furnishings, fiberoptic wifi, and all mod cons. Thoughtfully furnished to meet all needs for comfort and inspiration.

The Residences

A house surrounded by trees and green grass, with clear blue sky overhead, in a backyard with a shed or carport to the right.

The Azalea House

Set alongside the canal to Lake Santa Fe and overhung by

sinuous live oaks,  this two-bedroom home has ample

workspace both indoors and outside with its own distinct setting

Green house with a front porch and steps, surrounded by grass and bushes, under a clear blue sky.

The Hickory Cottage

A short walk from Hickory Pond, the cozy 500 sq ft one-bedroom cottage has room to work inside or outside on the covered deck.

A two-story house with a metal roof, elevated on concrete pillars, with a front porch and surrounding grassy yard, set against a blue sky with few clouds and trees in the background.

The Santa Fe House

This three-bedroom grid-tied home is solar powered, has an elevator for the stair-challenged, and wrap-around decks that provide remarkable views of the 5000 acre Santa Fe Swamp and surrounding live oak and loblolly pine-forested pastures. It’s also a short walk across the pasture to its private dock on the canal to Lake Santa Fe.