Nearest city Inverness Area 637.3 km² | Governing body Florida Forest Service Phone +1 352-797-4140 | |
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Location Citrus, Pasco, Hernando and Sumter counties, Florida Address Brooksville, FL 34601, USA Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection | ||
Exploring mannfield ghost town in withlacoochee state forest
The Withlacoochee State Forest is 157,479-acre (637 km2) in the western central part in the U.S. state of Florida, near Lecanto, Inverness, Floral City, Brooksville, Ridge Manor, and Dade City.
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- Exploring mannfield ghost town in withlacoochee state forest
- Withlacoochee state forest citrus trail riding 4 8 2015
- References
The World Wildlife Fund listed the Withlacoochee State Forest as one of the "10 Coolest Places You've Never Been in North America" by the World Wildlife Fund. Activities include miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and canoeing. It includes several separate land tracts with many natural communities and habitats for wildlife. There are recreation activities for the use of visitors. Many hiking trails run through the forest including the Florida Trail. The many tree species in dense forests include slash pine, longleaf pine, pond cypress, bald cypress, oak, maple, and others, providing dense canopy trails for visitors.
Withlacoochee State Forest was acquired by the federal government from private landowners between 1936 and 1939 under the provisions of the U.S. Land Resettlement Administration. The U.S. Forest Service managed the property until a lease-purchase agreement transferred the property to the Florida Board of Forestry in 1958.