Lake city is a safer area...Tallahassee has had so much crime around their hotels in the past few years.Also right past lake city is the exit for live oak, they have a nice holiday inn express and it is a very tiny farming town...you will see a sign that says sheriffs youth ranch,get off at that exit...all that is there is the ranch (working ranch the boys take care of) and a bunch of cows, they do have some fast food places around the exit...alot of choices and a
walmart.