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The 21,176-acre (8,570 ha) forest is located in northwestern Volusia County, Florida, near Lake George and the communities of Pierson, Barberville, and Volusia. It is overseen by the Florida Forest Service within the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. [1] Lake George State Forest is divided into three tracts of land.
The name of Lake Welaka is taken from "Welaka" (meaning "chain of lakes"), the name for the St. Johns River in Muskogee language of the Seminole. [2] The first European to visit the lake was Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who as the Spanish governor of Florida, explored the St. Johns River in the spring of 1596.
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] Blackwater River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest were added in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [1]
The Fort Gates Ferry is an auto ferry that crosses the St. Johns River in Florida, downstream of Lake George and just upstream of Little Lake George, at Fruitland Cove. The oldest operating ferry in Florida, it acts as part of the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway .
The 3,638-acre (15 km 2) forest is located in northeastern Florida, near Hilliard, although it's closer to Boulogne. The forest was renamed in 1996 for Ralph E. Simmons, a former member of the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board. Access to the forest is available from Lake Hampton Road, the northernmost west to east paved ...
There is a short spring run that is about 0.75 miles long and goes to Lake George. [1] [2] [3] The site is managed by Ocala National Forest – Lake George Ranger District and run by a private concessioner. [3] It is a popular day use area as well as an archaeological site. [1]
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast urged DEP to mandate all ARC members attend a public meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Stuart to unveil state park golf course plan.
The park contains Silver Springs, Florida's first tourist attraction. The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s. In 1985, the state purchased the land surrounding Silver Springs to spare it from development, creating the Silver River State Park. In 1993, the state acquired Silver Springs, as well, though it continued to be operated ...