THE SPIRIT OF THE
Suwannee
MUSIC PARK & CAMPGROUND
Live Oak, Florida There is a place where children play happily, get dirty and parents just smile and take cell phone photos for happy memories! This wonderful place is called the magical, happy, home to thousands upon thousands over the years, and where happiness just seems to be awaiting your arrival! So say these thousands upon thousands of fans of The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park! Situated on the banks of the Suwannee River, just north of Live Oak, the property is filled with woodlands everywhere and is built on the banks of the world-famous Suwannee River, which divides Suwannee County from Hamilton and Madison counties. Leased around late 1985 by Bob and Jean Cornett, these Lexington, Ky. founders of the Festival of the Bluegrass in Lexington wanted to build a place where music, specifically bluegrass, could be heard all year. With hard labor by them and many friends who camped at the sight off and on for years to help build this wonderful 50
The Front Porch
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is one of the most loved festival, music and camping parks in the world…just next door on the Suwannee River. The internationally celebrated Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, located on the banks of the famous Suwannee River in Suwannee County, Florida, is a jewel discovered by thousands over the years. It’s time for you to discover this magical, wonderful place where music lives and is among the happiest places anywhere! campground and music park, it soon became known all over America. Now, it’s known all over the world! Today, what was once thick woodlands
along the Suwannee, with a few camping sites, is this mystical, magical, happy place loved by thousands upon thousands (more likely millions!). Owned and actively running this camping and music park on this beautiful 800 acres is the Cornetts’ son, James Cornett. A man of many talents, James knows practically every who’s who in the music world of many genres of music. He hosts multiple festivals every year, except in 2020, when with no warning, a monster called Covid-19 raised its ugly head and silenced live music internationally. Many prayers later, it appears the pandemic caused by this monster hopefully will be gone soon. At the music park, music is already returning with social distancing! James Cornett did not let Covid-19 take away his desire to make his campers, cabin owners, daily visitors and festival promoters happy with music and fun at this great destination. The Music Park is once again open,
