Lake City offers many different events throughout the year to bring the community together from the Gateway City Craft Beer & Wine Festival, the Annual Easter Egg-stravaganza, 4th of July Celebration, Trunk or Treat, Olustee Battle Festival & Re-Enactment, Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo, Columbia County Fair, and much more.

In Lake City you will find 3 hospitals: Lake City Medical Center, Shands Lake Shore Medical Center, and a VA Medical Center. Many different shopping opportunities at the Lake City Mall, Super Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Publix, Winn Dixie, Harveys and much more.

Florida Gateway College calls Lake City home or you can choose to travel 45 minutes south to Gainesville where you will find the University of Florida and Santa Fe College.

Around Lake City you will find many different outdoor recreation opportunities from the Osceola National Forest, Stephen Foster State Park, Alligator Lake, Suwannee River, Falling Creek Falls, and the world famous crystal clear Ichetucknee River and Springs. A great place to go tubing on a hot summer day.

The Ichetucknee River flows six miles through shaded hammocks before it joins the Santa Fe River. the end of May until early September, tubing down the river is the premier activity in the area. In addition to tubing, visitors can enjoy picnicking, snorkeling, canoeing, swimming, hiking and wildlife viewing. Scuba diving is available daily in the Blue Hole only (you MUST be Cave Certified).

Spring Run - Estate 43 is heavily wooded and located towards the rear of the community. It is located on a graded road and electricity is in front of the property. There is no requirement or timetable to build. However when you decide to build it must be 800 square feet or larger. Modular homes and mobile homes are allowed providing they meet the minimum square footage and are 5 years of age or newer when initially placed on the land. Farm animals are permitted.