National Forests in Florida

TALLAHASSEE – Hunt camp passes will go on sale for camps located on the Ocala National Forest beginning Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Passes for Farles Prairie, Clay Lake and South Tower can be purchased at the Seminole Ranger District office located at 40929 State Road 19, Umatilla, Fla. 32784. Passes for Shanty Pond and Delancy [...]

USDA FOREST SERVICE NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Date: September 14, 2010            Contact:  Denise Rains, 850-523-8568 Website: www.fs.fed.us/R8/Florida U.S. Forest Service personnel are working to suppress a small wildfire within the Ocala National Forest near Salt Springs, Putnam County. There is no immediate danger to forest users but visitors should use caution if in areas [...]

The Salt Springs day-use recreation area in the Ocala National Forest remains closed to the public as the U.S. Forest Service continues to undergo construction at this location. The large scale construction project on the spring basin had an estimated completion date of fall 2009, but further repairs and landscaping will delay the opening of [...]