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Porter Lake, Apalachicola National Forest

National Forest Recreation

Hundreds of miles of trails and dozens of campgrounds and recreation areas make the Ocala, Apalachicola, and Osceola National Forests compelling outdoor destinations.

INTERACTIVE MAP

Silver Glen Springs

Silver Glen Springs main spring vent

Ocala National Forest  |  Salt Springs
( 29.247204, -81.643036 )      

With a strong aquamarine hue accented by refracted rainbows as sunlight plays across the ripples on its sandy bottom, Silver Glen Springs is a first-magnitude spring in the Ocala National Forest.

Silver Lake Trail

Silver Lake

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Tallahassee
( 30.405633,-84.405400 )      1.1 miles

A popular recreation area in the Apalachicola National Forest west of Tallahassee, Silver Lake is looped by a nature trail that provides scenic views of the lake

Spring Boils Trail

Spring Boils Trail

Ocala National Forest  |  Silver Glen Springs
( 29.245815, -81.644155 )      1.0 miles

A delight to visit, the Spring Boils Trail showcases bubbling springs both big and small, starting within sight of the main springs at Silver Glen Springs before it leads you to coves of tiny bubblers

St. Francis Trail

St Francis Trail

Ocala National Forest  |  Deland
( 29.012710, -81.392275 )      7.9 miles

One of Central Florida’s most scenic and easy-to-follow day hikes, the 7.9-mile St. Francis Trail traverses the southeastern corner of the Ocala National Forest

The Other Side of Farles Prairie

Hiking along the eastern side of Farles Prairie

March 25, 2015    Sandra Friend

What’s it like to do trail research? Here’s a typical day out on the trail for us when we’re tracking down relocations of the Florida Trail or finding new trails to add to this website.

The Rainbow Swamp

January 22, 2016    Sandra Friend

A perfect combination of cold weather, blue skies, and winter in a North Florida cypress swamp let us happen upon two instances of rainbow swamps on a hike in the Osecola Experimental Forest. Does that make a double rainbow?

The Weeks Act: a Century of Conservation

Pretty prairie in Juniper Prairie Wilderness

May 18, 2011    Sandra Friend

A follow-up to the conservation legacy of Teddy Roosevelt’s administration, The Weeks Act was signed by William Howard Taft in March 1911. It authorized the Federal government – for the first time – to purchase private land to protect watersheds throughout the eastern United States.

Timucuan Trail

Hiker on a boardwalk in jungle like forest

Ocala National Forest  |  Alexander Springs
( 29.080850,-81.576317 )      0.9 miles

While less than a mile long, the Timucuan Trail at Alexander Springs Recreation Area is the best place to sample the Big Scrub habitats of the Ocala National Forest while enjoying lush habitats along a spring run.

To Hidden Pond

Pretty prairie in Juniper Prairie Wilderness

May 9, 2013    Sandra Friend

On a return trek to Hidden Pond, we find that all is well in this oasis in the middle of the Juniper Prairie Wilderness, just waiting for backpackers to savor it.

Trail of Lakes

Trail of Lakes

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Camel Lake Recreation Area
( 30.277150, -84.986400 )      9.5 miles

By itself, the Trail of Lakes is a 3.9-mile blue blazed connector between two portions of the Florida Trail around Camel Lake, a soggy, boggy walk in the Apalachicola National Forest. You can use the Florida Trail to create this 9.5 mile loop

Trampled Track Trail

Trampled Track Trail

Osceola National Forest  |  Olustee
( 30.214915, -82.428295 )      0.4 miles

An interpretive walk with extensive details on timbering history, the Trampled Track Trail leads to a waterfront view on Ocean Pond.

Wright Lake Trail

Wright Lake Trail pitcher plants

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Sumatra
( 30.000536, -85.002522 )      4.6 miles

At Wright Lake Recreation Area near Sumatra, a day hiking loop along the western edge of the Apalachicola National Forest features an unusual bridge and numerous pitcher plant bogs

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