These 13 towns offer budget-friendly living and Florida sunshine without breaking your Social Security check! Ocala sits in ...

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 ...

A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a ...

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

Navy training schedules indicate bombing will take place at the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest, on: July 8, 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Residents oppose Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's plan for an instructional runway in the Ocala National Forest due to environmental concerns and discrepancies in the project's scope. The ...

There were no warning signs or noises as it scavenged through the trash it had dragged to her home in central Florida’s Ocala National Forest.

Blue ghost fireflies appear in Pisgah National Forest outside of Brevard, North Carolina, every year in late spring and early summer. Here's when and how to spot this phenomenon.

Update: Evacuation order lifted | A fire in the Ocala National Forest has led to an evacuation order in part of NE Marion. Here's what we know: ...

7 places to see wildlife in the U.S. this spring From wild ponies in Virginia to bison in Yellowstone, here are seven wildlife-rich destinations—and tips on how to be a responsible tourist.

Ocala is the only place on the east coast of the United States where the Navy is authorized to train with live explosives. Bomb training was briefly halted last month after an exercise went awry—an ...

Alexander Springs at Ocala National Forest. Credit: Courtesy Visit Lake, FL For direct access to crystal-clear freshwater springs There are a lot of places to camp in the Ocala National Forest, but ...