Nearest city Astor, Florida Address Astor, FL 32102, USA Established September 28, 1984 | Governing body U.S. Forest Service Area 12.51 km² | |
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Location Lake County, Florida, USA Management National Park Service, United States Forest Service | ||
The Billies Bay Wilderness is part of Ocala National Forest. The 3,092-acre (13 km2) wilderness was established on September 28, 1984. The mostly marshy and swampy nature of the area is indicated by the word 'bay' as part of the name, since this is a Floridian term for swamp. It contributes to the headwaters of Alexander Springs Creek in the nearby Alexander Springs Wilderness.
FloraEdit
Plants in the area include red maple, bay, sweet gum, cabbage palm, sand live oak (Quercus geminata), sandhill oak (Quercus inopina), myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia), Chapman’s oak (Quercus chapmanii), palmetto, gallberry, longleaf, loblolly pine, slash and sand pine.
References
Billies Bay Wilderness Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA