A proposal to study turning Ocala National Forest into a national park has been met with both support and opposition. Opponents fear the change would increase tourism and development, disrupting the ...

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida has introduced legislation that could eventually lead to designating the vast Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs as a national park. But at this point, he is ...

OCALA, Fla. — A popular park in Ocala has closed after several sinkholes recently opened up. Ocala Wetland Recharge Park was temporarily closed due to multiple areas of ground subsidence and sinkholes ...

The Florida State Parks Foundation is providing Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire e-bikes to park rangers through its Greener Initiative. Funding for the e-bikes comes from sales of the "Explore Our State ...