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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 .
Juniper Springs Recreation Area—which encompasses the spring, Juniper Creek, and adjoining camping and trails—is a popular recreation spot for swimming, canoeing, kayaking, camping, and hiking. [5] Swimming is particularly popular as the water is 72 degrees, 365 days a year. [6] The Juniper Springs canoe run is a nationally recognized ...
The Indian Lake State Forest is approximately 4,466 acres of gently rolling sandhills and pastures just north of historic Silver Springs in Marion County, Florida.This property was acquired in 2007 and 2008 under the Florida Forever program, with additional money from Marion County and help from The Nature Conservancy, Silver Springs Working Group, and the Department of Environmental Protection.
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park South Brevard There are two main trails in the Brevard County portion of the preserve.: [51] The Yellow Trail is a 9.7 miles (15.6 km) hiking/equestrian trail in the northeast parcel of the preserve. The Green Trail is a 9.0 miles (14.5 km) hiking/equestrian trail in the northwest parcel of the preserve.
The Florida Trail is one of eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States, created by the National Trails System Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-543). [1] It runs 1,500 miles (2,400 km), [2] from Big Cypress National Preserve (between Miami and Naples, along the Tamiami Trail) to Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pensacola Beach.
The seven footprints, found amidst a clutter of hundreds of prehistoric animal prints, are estimated to be 115,000 years old. Many fossil and artifact windfalls have come from situations like this ...
Scientists have found what they believe are Europe’s oldest pair of shoes in a Spanish cave network populated by bats.. The discovery of the grass-woven sandals in Cueva de los Murciélagos, or ...
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park is an 18,000-acre (7,300 ha) Florida State Park located on six miles (10 km) of the St. Johns River in Lake and Seminole counties. The park forms a wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest along the Wekiva and St. Johns Rivers. A great blue heron takes flight from the Lower Wekiva River. 5/13/14