This recreation area near Ocala is home to a crystal-clear spring for swimming, a popular paddling trail, and a campground, ...

Silver Springs State Park kayaking tour (Spectrum News/Randy Rauch) You can rent both kayaks (clear kayaks are available) and paddleboards with Kayaking Florida.

I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our ...

There’s no shortage of nature to experience here in North Central Florida. Here are some local springs and nature parks and what you can do at each one: Boulware Springs Park ...

A beloved and massive 65-year-old animal — the oldest of his kind in the Americas — living out his days at a Florida wildlife park has died. Lu the African hippopotamus was known for his ...

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law pausing looming anchoring ban at Silver Glen Springs Freedom to Boat Act will take effect on July 1 ...

Lu, the beloved hippopotamus who spent decades at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, passed away Sunday at 65.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill Tuesday that will allow people in the Sunshine State to make transactions using gold & silver. Here's what to know.