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The Apalachicola National Forest is the largest U.S. National Forest in the state of Florida. It encompasses 632,890 acres (988.89 sq mi; 2,561.2 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and is the only national forest located in the Florida Panhandle .
Florida National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Florida on July 1, 1911, with 674,970 acres (2,731.5 km 2) by combining Ocala National Forest and Choctawhatchee National Forest. On October 17, 1927, the Ocala Division was separated to re-form Ocala National Forest.
Osceola National Forest was created by President Herbert Hoover's proclamation on July 10, 1931. It is named in honor of the noted Seminole warrior, Osceola . The forest is made up of approximately 200,000 acres (810 km 2 ) of pine flatwoods and cypress -hardwood swamps in northeastern Florida, and is about 50 miles (80 km) west of Jacksonville .
Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]
The Ocala National Forest is the second largest nationally protected forest in the U.S. State of Florida. It covers 607 square miles (1,570 km 2 ) of North Central Florida . It is located three miles (5 km) east of Ocala and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Gainesville .
Florida's state forests are state forests overseen by the Florida Forest Service. There are 38 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres. [1] The first state forest in Florida was Pine Log State Forest, established on 6,960 acres in 1936. Cary State Forest was established in 1937. [2]
The 25,812-acre (10,446 ha) forest is located in Central Florida, near Eustis. Access to the forest is available from Florida State Road 44 , Lake County Road 46A and Florida State Road 46 . Surrounding parks and preserved areas include Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park , Rock Springs Run State Reserve , Lake Norris Conservation Area, and ...
Osceola National Forest: USFS FL 13,660 21.34 5,530 55.3 September 28, 1984: Big Horn Mountains: Arizona BLM Phoenix District BLM AZ 21,000 33 8,500 85 November 28, 1990: Big Island Lake: Hiawatha National Forest: USFS MI 5,300 8.3 2,100 21 December 8, 1987: Big Jacks Creek: Idaho BLM Boise District BLM ID 52,753 82.427 21,348 213.48 March 30 ...