This lake between Ocala/Gainesville is home to thousands of alligators and attracts many visitors for recreational and sport ...

SILVER SPRINGS — Xiaoqian Huang’s recent trip from Beijing to Florida included a visit to Silver Springs State Park outside Ocala. "Beautiful,” is how he will describe the roughly 5,000-acre ...

We’re going to need a bigger canoe. A mammoth and aggressive alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, ...

Take a trip on the St. Johns River, whether by boat or by wandering its shores on foot, and it’s possible to imagine a time ...

A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central ...

Opinion: How Gov. Ron DeSantis can spin signing the FL 'State Park Preservation Act' Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Park access is one thing. Overdevelopment is something ...

A bill that would protect state parks from development has stalled in the Florida Legislature ... at places like Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County, Anastasia State Park in St ...