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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…
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…