Roam with the Buffalo at Paynes Prairie State Park

Roam with the Buffalo at Paynes Prairie State Park

Ready for another in our series of posts on fun things to do in the Gainesville area? Let’s tackle nearby Paynes Prairie State Park, which was Florida’s first state preserve because of its staggering beauty, geographic diversity and history. If you’re an Oakmont resident who wants to explore your own new territory, Paynes Prairie also …

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Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: Cedar Key

Cedar Key Pirate Festival

Living in a spacious, master-planned community like Oakmont, near all the cultural, recreational and educational riches of Gainesville, usually means you have everything you need within a few minutes’ drive. That includes entertainment, sporting events at the nearby University of Florida and a bustling north-central Florida metropolis. At some point, however, you’ll want to get …

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Farmers Markets: Go Farm-to-Table in Your Oakmont Kitchen

Farmers Markets: Go Farm-to-Table in Your Oakmont Kitchen

Oakmont residents live in a “fruitful” part of Florida, and that’s an intended pun. Oakmont’s hometown of Gainesville sits surrounded by jaw-dropping history, natural resources and recreational areas, but also never far from that other important facet of the state’s economy — agriculture. You’ll see cattle ranches, plant nurseries and U-pick farms on the regular …

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Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: the Cade Museum

Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: the Cade Museum - cade museum interior

Here’s another in our series of posts for Oakmont residents about side trips, road trips and local adventures designed to explore the greater Gainesville area. Regardless of whether you’ve just moved into your new Oakmont home, or have been here but haven’t done much more than work, take care of the kids and perhaps school, …

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Oakmont’s 5th Birthday

Oakmont Birthday Bash

On June 22, 2019, our Oakmont residents joined us in celebrating our 5th birthday at an epic summer bash! We had a pool party with catered barbeque, cookies, cupcakes, a snow cone machine, and more for refreshments. Kids that attended enjoyed an inflatable 22′ tall water slide! We also raffled off a several fun gifts …

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Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: the Don Garlits Museum

Drag Race

Once you’ve moved into your new custom Florida home at Oakmont, there are a few activities to calendar. Especially if you’re unfamiliar with north central Florida and the Gainesville area. Yes, we know moving into a new home can be exhausting, no matter how anticipated an event it may be. “Do something?” you say. “I …

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Five Iconic Gainesville Restaurants

Five Iconic Gainesville Restaurants - pizza

You’re in for lip-smacking treats if you make your new Gainesville home at Oakmont. One of the perks of living in a college town is the preponderance of restaurants, bars and grills. All those University of Florida and Santa Fe College students must eat! So do the million of visitors who stream through the area …

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Here’s Why You Want to Live in Oakmont

Why You Want to Live in Oakmont

If you’re moving to Gainesville, Florida, you probably already know that Oakmont should be on your short list of communities. Cruise by and you’ll easily spot all the great reasons to buy or build here. Including an amazing landscape dotted with preserved old oaks, a huge choice of floor plans from six distinguished builders, and …

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