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Coordinates:30°17′26″N82°19′18″W / 30.29056°N 82.32167°W /30.29056; -82.32167

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National forest located Florida

Osceola National Forest


Location	Florida, United States
Nearest city	Olustee, FL
Coordinates	30°17′26″N82°19′18″W / 30.29056°N 82.32167°W /30.29056; -82.32167
Area	190,932 acres (772.67 km²)
Max. elevation	198 ft. (60 m): 30.1910, -82.5915
Established	July 10, 1931
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Osceola National Forest

Apine woods tree frog in the Osceola National Forest

Highway sign warning drivers to watch for bears crossing Interstate 10 through the Osceola National Forest

Osceola National Forest is aNational Forest located in northeastFlorida. It is named in honor of the notedSeminole warrior,Osceola. The forest also has a history of Native American presence, in which they inhabited and traveled through this area. Osceola National Forest was created byPresident Herbert Hoover's proclamation on July 10, 1931.

The forest is made up of approximately 200,000 acres (810 km²) of pineflatwoods andcypress-hardwoodswamps in northeastern Florida, and is about 50 miles (80 km) west ofJacksonville. It is located in parts ofColumbia,Baker,Bradford, andHamilton counties.^[1] The forest administration headquarters are inTallahassee, as are all three National Forests in Florida. Localranger district offices are located inOlustee. There is one officially designated wilderness area in the forest, the 13,660 acres (55.3 km²)Big Gum Swamp Wilderness.

Geography and ecology

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Within the forest is the Osceola Research Natural Area, designated aNational Natural Landmark in December 1974.^[2]^[3]

Osceola National Forest has a history ofwildfires, and is susceptible to wildfires withprescribed burns in place to mitigate this risk and lower tree mortality.^[4]^[5] An example of a threatening wildfire in the past is in June 1941, in which it took 600 fire fighters to fight a fire that spread along 15 miles.^[6]

Osceola National Forest is home to many birds as well as mammalian and reptilian species, including thealligator,eastern indigo snake, two species ofskunk,muskrat,black bear,coyote,raccoon,gopher tortoise,bobcat, two species offox,opossum,cougar,fox squirrel, andred-cockaded woodpecker an endangered species.^[7] Osceola National Forest has also had sightings ofant leptothorax within its land.^[8]

Activities

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A 28-mile (45 km) section of theFlorida National Scenic Trail is included in the park grounds. Other hiking trails in the park include:Olustee Battlefield Trail (anAmerican Civil War battlefield), Trampled Track Trail, and Mt. Carrie Trail. Two horseback riding trails pass through open pine flatwoods and near scenic bays. The park is also open to hunters and fishermen with permits.

Campsites

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Ocean Pond Campground - Ocean Pond Campground is located on the north side of Ocean Pond, a 1,760-acre (7.1 km²) natural lake. Sixty-seven campsites are available for tents, trailers, or motor homes. Ocean Pond provides a variety of recreational experiences such as fishing, boating, water skiing and camping. A beach area, boat ramp, drinking water, hot showers, and flush toilets are located in the campground.
The Landing Group Area - Available by reservation only, this is a 50-person private group area. Recreational activities include swimming, boating, camping, and picnicking. Facilities include a sand beach, boat launch for small boats, picnic shelter, large group grill, and restrooms with showers.
Hunt Camps - Hunt camps include Hog Pen Landing, Cobb, Wiggins, West Tower, and East Tower. These are primitive camp sites.

References

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^Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County -United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
^Osceola Research Natural Area - National Natural Landmark
^Nelson, Gil (1995).Exploring Wild North Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. p. 244.ISBN 1-56164-091-3.OCLC 32746332.
^Outcalt₁, Wade₂, Kenneth W.₁, Dale D.₂ (February 2004)."Fuels Management Reduces Tree Mortality from Wildfires In Southeastern United States".Southern Journal of Applied Forestry.28 (1):28–34.doi:10.1093/sjaf/28.1.28.ProQuest 197991122 – via ProQuest.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Outcalt, Wade, Kenneth W, Dale D (February 2004)."Fuels Management Reduces Tree Mortality from Wildfires In Southeastern United States".Southern Journal of Applied Forestry; Bethesda.28 (1):28–34.doi:10.1093/sjaf/28.1.28.ProQuest 197991122 – via ProQuest.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"600 Battling 15-Mile Woods Fire in Florida: Osceola National Forest Scene of Threatening Timber Blaze".The Atlanta Constitution (1881-1945). June 7, 1941. p. 10.ProQuest 503766913. RetrievedOctober 13, 2025.
^Guyton, Jen (April–May 2024)."Rescue Mission".Smithsonian.55 (1):88–90,92–97, 99.ProQuest 2986233509 – via ProQuest.
^Deyrup, Mark; Cover, Stefan (March 2004)."A New Species of the Ant Genus Leptothorx From Florida, With a Key to the Leptothorax of the Southest (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)".The Florida Entomologist.87 (1):51–59.doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0051:ANSOTA]2.0.CO;2.ProQuest 219397307 – via ProQuest.

External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide forOsceola National Forest.

Wikimedia Commons has media related toOsceola National Forest.

Osceola National Forest official site atUnited States Forest Service
Florida National Scenic Trail
Great Florida Birding Trail
Ocean Pond Campground - official site at Osceola National Forest
The Group Landing - official site at Osceola National Forest
Hog Pen Landing - official site at Osceola National Forest
Cobb Hunt Camp - official site at Osceola National Forest
Wiggins Hunt Camp - official site at Osceola National Forest
West Tower Hunt Camp - official site at Osceola National Forest
East Tower Hunt Camp - official site at Osceola National Forest

Protected areas ofFlorida

Federal level

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Apalachicola Guana Tolomato Matanzas Rookery Bay
National Fish Hatcheries	Welaka
National Forests	Apalachicola Choctawhatchee Ocala Osceola
National Marine Sanctuaries	Florida Keys
National Memorials	De Soto Fort Caroline
National Monuments	Castillo de San Marcos Fort Matanzas
National Parks	Biscayne Dry Tortugas Everglades
National Preserves	Big Cypress Timucuan Ecological
National Seashores	Canaveral Gulf Islands
National Trails	Florida
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Loxahatchee River Wekiva River
National Wildlife Refuges	Archie Carr Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Caloosahatchee Cedar Keys Chassahowitzka Crocodile Lake Crystal River Three Sisters Springs Egmont Key Florida Panther Great White Heron Hobe Sound Island Bay J.N. 'Ding' Darling Key West Lake Wales Ridge Lake Woodruff Lower Suwannee Matlacha Pass Merritt Island National Key Deer Okefenokee Passage Key Pelican Island Pine Island Pinellas St. Johns St. Marks St. Vincent Ten Thousand Islands
Other	National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas

State level

Parks	Amelia Island Anastasia Avalon Bahia Honda Bald Point Big Lagoon Big Shoals Big Talbot Island Bill Baggs Cape Florida Bulow Creek Caladesi Island Camp Helen Cayo Costa Collier–Seminole Colt Creek Curry Hammock Delnor-Wiggins Pass Devil's Millhopper Don Pedro Island Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson Eden Gardens Egmont Key Falling Waters Faver-Dykes Florida Caverns Fort Clinch Fort Cooper Fort George Island Fort Pierce Inlet Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou Gasparilla Island George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier Grayton Beach Henderson Beach Highlands Hammock Honeymoon Island Hontoon Island Hugh Taylor Birch John D. MacArthur Beach John Pennekamp Coral Reef Jonathan Dickinson Little Talbot Island Long Key Lovers Key Mike Roess Gold Head Branch North Peninsula O'Leno Oscar Scherer Perdido Key Price's Scrub Sebastian Inlet Skyway Fishing Pier St. Andrews St. George Island St. Marks River St. Joseph Peninsula Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Stump Pass Beach Tomoka Torreya Windley Key Fossil Reef
Botanical garden parks	Alfred B. Maclay Gardens Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Lignumvitae Key Ravine Gardens Washington Oaks
Lakes, rivers and springs parks	Deer Lake Lake Griffin Lake June in Winter Scrub Lake Kissimmee Lake Louisa Lake Manatee Lake Talquin Alafia River Blackwater River Dunns Creek Econfina River Hillsborough River Little Manatee River Myakka River Ochlockonee River Oleta River Suwannee River Three Rivers Blue Spring De Leon Springs Edward Ball Wakulla Springs Fanning Springs Homosassa Springs Wildlife Ichetucknee Springs Lafayette Blue Springs Madison Blue Spring Manatee Springs Ponce de Leon Springs Rainbow Springs Silver Springs Troy Spring Weeki Wachee Springs Wekiwa Springs Werner-Boyce Salt Springs Wes Skiles Peacock Springs
Recreation areas	Dead Lakes Gamble Rogers Memorial
Museums, historic sites, and archaeological sites	Addison Blockhouse Cedar Key Museum Constitution Convention Museum Forest Capital Museum John Gorrie Museum Ybor City Museum The Barnacle Bulow Plantation Ruins Dade Battlefield DeSoto Site Dudley Farm Fort Foster Fort Mose Fort Zachary Taylor Gamble Plantation Indian Key Koreshan Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Homestead Natural Bridge Battlefield Olustee Battlefield Orman House Paynes Creek San Marcos de Apalache Yellow Bluff Fort Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Crystal River Lake Jackson Mounds Letchworth-Love Mounds Madira Bickel Mound Mound Key San Pedro Underwater
Preserves and reserves	Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Anclote Key Cedar Key Scrub Charlotte Harbor Crystal River Disney Wilderness Estero Bay Green Cay Wetlands Fakahatchee Strand Hal Scott Kissimmee Prairie Lower Wekiva River Paynes Prairie Pumpkin Hill Creek River Rise Rock Springs Run San Felasco Hammock Savannas Seabranch St. Lucie Inlet St. Sebastian River Tarkiln Bayou Topsail Hill Tosohatchee Waccasassa Bay Yellow River Marsh
State trails	Blackwater Heritage Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Gainesville-Hawthorne General James A. Van Fleet Jacksonville-Baldwin Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Nature Coast Palatka-Lake Butler Palatka-to-St. Augustine Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Withlacoochee
State forests	Belmore Big Shoals Blackwater River Carl Duval Moore Cary Charles H. Bronson Cottage Hill Deep Creek Etoniah Creek Four Creeks Goethe Holopaw Indian Lake Jennings John M. 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

Local level

Preserves and reserves	Blowing Rocks Boyd Hill Corkscrew Swamp Gumbo Limbo Moccasin Lake Weedon Island

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