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

This map from the Star-Banner's data page shows the location of the May 2, 2025 fire in the Ocala National Forest An evacuation order was issued about 7:12 p.m., according to a Facebook post from ...

3, Uwharrie National Forest: Falls Dam - 25 acres burned (Montgomery County) located south of the Art Lily Campground and North of the Yadkin River Dam Overlook. 4. Croatan National Forest: Ramshorn ...

Ocala National Forest ... Where to stay: While most people prefer to camp in the forest — Salt and Juniper Springs being the top camping spots — those who prefer hotels to tents and RVs ...

If you are a fan of having a live Christmas tree, you may want to consider having one that you can cut from the millions of trees in the Ocala National Forest. The USDA Forest ... designated ...

and his older sister while they were setting up for a weekend camping trip in the Ocala National Forest. However, the events took a dark turn later that evening when the group went to visit a ...

Authorities said Cole and his accomplice, William Paul, befriended the Edwards siblings at a campsite in Ocala National Forest. Florida State student John Edwards was found brutally murdered with a ...

Cole, convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest ... befriended the two college students in the Ocala National Forest, court records showed. After talking around a fire ...

Cole, convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest ... befriended the two college students in the Ocala National Forest, court records showed. After talking around a fire ...

On Feb. 18, 1994, Eckerd College student Pam Edwards drove to the Ocala National Forest to meet her brother John Edwards, a Florida State University student, to go camping for the weekend. It was ...