Dissolution processes culminated in the formation of a large basin, 8,925 acres (36.12 km2), a major sinkhole is located in Upper Lake Lafayette just South of the Cody Scarp.

Native American settlements are common in the Lafayette Basin and Hernando de Soto spent the first Christmas in the New World at one of these sites.

In the late 1820s, portions of the Lafayette grant around the lake were sold and became plantations, each a few thousand acres in size.

Lower Lake Lafayette is covered with floating islands of aquatic vegetation, called tussocks, usually the root systems of decaying Fragrant Water Lily, an invasive species.

These are colonized by aquatic grasses, sedges and even small trees which float around the lake driven by the winds.

Visitors have access to Lake Piney Z via 7 fishing fingers as well as a hand launch boat ramp.

Many local residents frequent the parks numerous fishing fingers in pursuit of the two most popular species at lake Piney Z; largemouth bass and bream.

Numbers are expected to rebound with the repeal of the largemouth bass ban and the annual fall stocking of bluegill in Piney Z.

[5] Lafayette Heritage Trail Park offers some of the best bank fishing in the Tallahassee area.

Visitors have access to Lake Piney Z via 7 fishing fingers as well as a hand launch boat ramp.

Many local residents frequent the parks numerous fishing fingers in pursuit of the two most popular species at lake Piney Z; largemouth bass and bream.

Numbers are expected to rebound with the repeal of the largemouth bass ban and the annual fall stocking of bluegill in Piney Z.