Baker County · local guide
Things to Do in Macclenny, Florida
Macclenny is a genuine small town forty minutes west of Jacksonville. Here is what is actually here, without the padding.
I will not oversell Macclenny. It is a small town, the list below is short, and if you need a dozen restaurant options on a Friday night this is not where you should be buying. What it has instead is space, a real community, and a price per acre that Jacksonville stopped offering years ago.
US 90 and Interstate 10 both run through, which is why the commute works for so many families here. The practical supply — supermarket, hospital, the school campuses — is clustered close to the centre of town, so day-to-day life is short-radius even though the county is not.
What is below came from a live lookup around the middle of Macclenny. If a category is missing, it is because nothing was found in it inside the search radius, not because I left it out.
How this list was put together
Names, categories and distances come from OpenStreetMap through this site's own nearby-places service. Coverage in rural Baker County is thinner than in the city, so treat the list as a floor rather than a complete picture.
Nothing here is paid placement or an endorsement. Distances are straight-line from the centre point, not driving distance.
Parks and outdoor space
Parks and open space within the search radius.
Heritage Park
park
About 0.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Saint Mary's Shoals
nature reserve
About 6.4 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Maxville Park
park
About 9 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Places to eat and drink
The town's eating options, chains included.
Laredo's
restaurant
About 0.7 mi from the centre point used for this page.
McDonald's
fast food
1318 South 6th Street, Macclenny
About 1.1 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Dunkin' Donuts
fast food
9218 South State Road 228, Macclenny
About 1.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Subway
fast food
9218 So State Road 228, Macclenny
About 1.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Starbucks
cafe
9200 State Route 228, Macclenny
About 1.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Shops and everyday retail
Everyday retail. For anything else, Jacksonville is the drive.
Dollar General
variety store
6953 East Mount Vernon Street, Glen St. Mary
About 2.2 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Groceries and market runs
Where a weekly shop actually gets done in Macclenny.
Winn-Dixie
supermarket
1436 South 6th Street, Macclenny
About 1.2 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Murphy USA
convenience
About 1.4 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Walmart Supercenter
supermarket
9218 South State Road 228, Macclenny
About 1.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Journeys Food Store
convenience
9206 CR 125, Glen Saint Mary
About 2.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
State Line Groceries
convenience
About 5.1 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Where these figures come from
- Places, addresses and distances: OpenStreetMap, retrieved through this site's own nearby-places service on 2026-08-04, searching about 5.0 miles around a centre point in Macclenny.
- Page compiled 4 August 2026 by Amanda Kinard, Momentum Realty. Details change — please verify anything you plan to rely on.
Trading Jacksonville square footage for Baker County acreage?
It is a real trade and it suits some families beautifully and others not at all. I live and work out here, so I can tell you honestly what the day-to-day is like before you commit to it.
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Questions about Things to Do in Macclenny, FL
Answered from the figures and sources shown on this page.
How many places are listed on this page?
14 in total — 3 parks and outdoor space, 5 places to eat and drink, 1 shops and everyday retail, 5 groceries and market runs.
Is anything on this page a paid recommendation?
No. Nothing here is paid placement or an endorsement. Distances are straight-line from the centre point, not driving distance.
How far from the centre point does this list reach?
Centre point: Macclenny, Baker County · roughly a 5-mile search radius · places data from OpenStreetMap via this site's own nearby-places service.
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