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GO on Saturday June 12!

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 [...]

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Explore the Outdoors — U.S. Forest Service Offers Fee-Free Day For National Public Lands Day

Tallahassee, Fla. – In recognition of the 2009 National Public Lands Day, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees to the public on Sept. 26 at select day-use recreation areas in the Apalachicola, Osceola and Ocala National Forests.
National Public Lands Day was established to encourage citizen stewardship and visitation to public lands managed by the [...]

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Hunt Camp Passes Now Available for Ocala NF Hunting Season

Hunt camp passes are available for the 2009-2010 general gun season on the Ocala National Forest. Hunt camps will open at 8 a.m. Nov. 13, 2009, and close at 6 p.m. Jan. 11, 2010. (Info on the general gun season can be found at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/ocala/recreation/hunting.overview.php?p=1.1.2.8

Those wishing to purchase a pass have the option to purchase [...]

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Apalachicola National Forest Munson Hills/Twilight Mountain Bike Trails To Undergo Enhancements

The public is invited for a day of mountain biking and learning about the exciting enhancements planned for both the Munson Hills and Twilight mountain bike trails in the Apalachicola National Forest.

When:
Saturday, Sept. 12.
Ride out at 8:30 a.m. SHARP–Munson Hill Mountain Bike Ride. Meet at St. Mark’s Rail-Trail Trailhead at Woodville Highway and Capital Circle. [...]

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