One of the original Florida state parks, opened to the public ... Another special inhabitant of the park is the rare Barbour’s map turtle, only found in this part of the country.

The Upper Shoal River Project will protect 2,491 acres, safeguard water quality, and create Florida’s 176th state park with ...

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 ...