I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our ...

This recreation area near Ocala is home to a crystal-clear spring for swimming, a popular paddling trail, and a campground, ...

One of Ocala’s most unexpected attractions is the Silver Springs State Park, Florida’s oldest tourist attraction. Once a ...

OCALA, Fla. — The Alexander Springs swimming area in the Ocala National Forest is temporarily closed after an “aggressive alligator” attacked a man Monday afternoon, U.S. Forest Service ...

A mammoth alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, forcing wildlife officials to close a popular recreational waterway indefinitely.

The U.S. Forest Service closed part of Juniper Springs in Ocala National Forest when a 14-foot gator got aggressive during breeding season.

A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central Florida.

The closure affects the Juniper Springs waterway in the Ocala National Forest, about 300 miles north of Miami.

Access to Juniper Springs Waterway was closed due a 13 to 14 foot alligator pursuing canoes and kayaks in the popular natural springs, U.S. Forest Service says.

Access to Juniper Springs Waterway was closed due a 13 to 14 foot alligator pursuing canoes and kayaks in the popular natural springs, U.S. Forest Service says.