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, ...

Location: Silver Glen Springs is located at 5271 FL-19 in east Marion County in the Ocala National Forest. Visitors: Silver Glen visitors can swim, snorkel, canoe, hike and picnic at the Silver Glen ...

Location: Silver Glen Springs is located at 5271 FL-19 in east Marion County in the Ocala National Forest.

People who live near Ocala National Forest are in for some noise this week as Navy jets practice bombing runs.

The commission was supposed to discuss whether to create a protection zone at Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest during a Thursday meeting. But it pulled that consideration from the ...

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

Residents living near Silver Glen Springs have been fighting for months to keep boating around the springs.

CATRON COUNTY, N.M. — People visiting the Jordan Hot Springs area of the Gila Wilderness on Thursday had a close encounter with a bear that was very assertive about making its presence known.

A mandatory evacuation has been issued for parts of Silver Springs as wildfires burn near the Ocala National Forest. Roads are closed, and reunification efforts are underway at a local Winn-Dixie ...

A brush fire in the Ocala National Forest on Friday, now named the Fernandez Wildfire has burned 210 acres of forest.

OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — With shimmering turquoise water surrounded by lush oaks and towering pines, Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area offers swimming, picnicking areas and a primitive hiking ...