Lak-A-Wana Lake is a small lakeside community near Hawthorne, in the lake country along the Putnam and Alachua county line east of Gainesville. Hawthorne is a historic small town surrounded by the lakes, prairies and hardwood hammocks of this part of North Central Florida, and Lak-A-Wana Lake belongs to that quiet, water-centred landscape. Homes around the lake sit in a rural setting of oak shade, sandy lanes and shoreline, where fishing, paddling and watching the weather come across the water are part of ordinary days. The town of Hawthorne provides local schools, shops and services, while the highways through town connect residents to Gainesville in one direction and to Palatka and the St. Johns River in the other. It is an out-of-the-way address, defined by the lake it is named for. Browse current Lak-A-Wana Lake homes for sale below.