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Ocala National Forest in North Central Florida is full of outdoor opportunities for a variety of recreation. Within its 387,000 acres, visitors can swim in springs, hike part of the Florida Trail ...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is aiming to pave an airstrip in the middle of Ocala National Forest and is facing ...
As spring is in full bloom locally, and on the heels of the recent National Invasive Species Awareness Week, forest service employees are continuing their efforts to track invasives within Ocala ...
Motorists heading east on State Road 40 past Mill Dam might notice that the road begins to rise and fall in ridges. Soon there is no escaping the fact that some of the ridges are quite steep and ...
The publication explained the Ocala National Forest is the southernmost national forest in the U.S. The nearly 400,000-acre forest is home to manatees, black bears, and rare plants.
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST - Imagine sitting on a beach looking out over clear, sparkling blue-green water, the sun gently kissing your skin. Adjust your sunglasses and slather on some sun block. Then ...
Ocala National Forest, the second-largest nationally protected forest in Florida, encompasses more than 430,000 acres of pristine land. It features hiking trails, over 600 lakes and rivers, spring ...
Located just north of Orlando, Ocala National Forest in Florida came in at No. 2 on Nat Geo's roundup of the best places in the world to travel to in 2025. ... black bears and rare plants, ...