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Long-distance hiker on a sandy trail through open pine forest with afternoon sun and a yellow trail blaze on a tree trunk
Outdoor Sports

Florida Trail (Ocala Section) — 67 Miles Through Sand Pine, Springs, and Black Bear Country

The Florida National Scenic Trail runs 1,100 miles from the Big Cypress to Pensacola. The 67-mile Ocala section is the most scenic third of the whole thing — sand-pine scrub, longleaf pine, three first-magnitude springs on the route, and the densest black bear population in the state. Section…
Narrow clear creek through dense subtropical jungle with overhanging palmettos and cypress, sunlight filtering through canopy
Hidden Spots

Juniper Springs — Seven Miles of Jungle Paddle Through the Ocala National Forest

An hour from Orlando, the Juniper Springs Run is a 7-mile creek of 72-degree clear water through dense sub-tropical jungle — narrow enough that palm fronds brush your shoulders, slow enough that you drift, public enough that you can rent a kayak and a shuttle and be on the water in 20 minutes. Most paddlers…