Osceola National Forest

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Osceola National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Florida.

Osceola National Forest was created by President Herbert Hoover's proclamation, on July 10, 1931. It is named in honor of the Native American Seminole warrior, Osceola.

The park is made up of approximately 200,000 acres (800 km²) of pine flatwoods and cypress-hardwood swamps in northeastern Florida and is about 50 miles west of Jacksonville.

A 23 mile section of the Florida National Scenic Trail is included in the park grounds. Other hiking trails in the Park include: Olustee Battlefield Trail (a U.S. Civil War battlefield), Trampled Track Trail, and Mt. Carrie Trail. There are two horseback riding trails through open pine flatwoods and near scenic bays. The park is also open to hunters and fishermen with permits. You will find campgrounds, at fees from $8.00 and up, swimming and picnicking facilities.

Osceola National Forest is home to many species including the alligator and the red-cockaded woodpecker - an endangered species.


Protected Forests of Florida

National

Apalachicola | Choctawhatchee | Ocala | Osceola |

State

Belmore | Big Shoals Public Lands | Blackwater River | Carl Duval Moore | Cary | Cottage Hill | Deep Creek | Etoniah Creek | Four Creeks | Goethe | Holopaw | Jennings | John Bethea | Lake George | Lake Talquin | Lake Wales Ridge | Little-Big Econ | Matanzas | Myakka | Okaloacoochee Slough | Picayune Strand | Pine Log | Point Washington | Ralph E. Simmons Memorial | Ross Prairie | Seminole | Tate's Hell | Tiger Bay | Twin Rivers | Wakulla | Watson Island | Welaka | Withlacoochee |


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