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 ...

Eve Shackleton, U.S. Forest Service assistant recreation program manager, cares for the less developed areas and activities like the off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails and primitive camping.

OCALA —The U.S. Forest Service is building 45 more miles of off-highway vehicle trails in the Ocala National Forest to add to the 140 miles that already exist.

If you are hearing strange noises and live or work near the Ocala National Forest, don’t worry it’s just naval training.

In Ocala National Forest, rangers and staff are trying to preserve habitats and ecosystems by encouraging recreationists to stay on marked roads and trails, not make their own.

Officials have imposed some restrictions atFrancis Marion National Forest inCharleston and Berkeley counties. Dispersed camping permits will not be issued andOHV trails have also been temporarily ...

Part of the Ocala National Forest has been temporarily closed due to an increase in bear activity, forestry officials said.

The 387,00-acre Ocala National Forest, located north of Orlando, is home to more than 600 lakes and rivers and a dozen day-hike trails. For hikers, bikers, paddlers, anglers, and wildlife watchers ...

Ocala National Forest is known for its backpacking trails, great campgrounds and world-class freshwater springs, but it is also a haven for off-highway vehicle enthusiasts (dirt bike, ATV and four ...

Nearly 200 miles of off-highway vehicle trails run through multiple sections of the forest, including the 47-mile Centennial OHV Trail and the vast Ocala North OHV Trail System, which in itself ...