Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

Cross Creek, Florida: From the porch of this rustic cabin in rural Florida, author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote literary works that still entertain readers almost 75 years later. It is here she got the inspiration for her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Yearling.

Rawlings moved to the farmhouse in Cross Creek in 1928. She lived here for 25 years before moving to St Augustine where she later died. During her time in Cross Creek, she wrote several literary pieces including The Yearling, Cross Creek, South Moon Under and more. Most of her books reflected her love of Florida. 

Today, her homestead is now a Florida State Park. Here visitors can tour the farm lead by history interpreters dressed in 1930’s attire. You can view the homestead furnished with Rawlings personal items, view the tenant house, see the farm or just walk through the gardens and orange grove. There is also a small nature trail that leads into the Cross Creek wilderness.

The homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 while the house and farm were declared a National Historic Landmark.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park is located on County Road 325 in Cross Creek. Admission to the park is $3.00 per car paid to the honor box. Guided tours of the home are held on select day for an extra $3.00 per person.

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