National Forests in Florida

This upcoming weekend, August 14-15, many National Forests in Florida recreation sites are fee-free in honor of Back-to-School.
Get the family outdoors and have a great time before settling back into the classroom!
Free admission applies to certain sites within the Ocala, Apalachicola, and Osceola National Forests.
Review the full list of sites in each of the National [...]

On Tuesday, July 27, there will be intermittent single-lane closures of SR 19 north of Juniper Creek and south of old FR 10 / Pat’s Island / Yearling Trail trailhead during recovery work in the Juniper Prairie Wilderness of the Ocala National Forest.

Starting July 12, contractors will be clearing thick brush from the longleaf forests near Paisley in the Ocala National Forest to restore the habitat to one more suitable for red cockaded woodpeckers and other species who need the open understory that a healthy longleaf pine forest provides.
This project is funded by the American Recovery Act. [...]

The Ocala National Forest is fortunate to host the Boy Scouts of America premiere honor society, the Order of the Arrow, this week. Working on a variety of projects throughout the forest as part of  “FourCorps 2010,” , these young men will be honored at a special event on Wednesday June 16 at River Forest [...]

Get Outdoors = GO! Join the National Forests in Florida in celebrating National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday June 12 by enjoying our forests with your family.  Even as the weather warms up here in Florida, there’s always a getaway to enjoy year-round in our National Forests in Florida:

Take a short walk and go swimming [...]