Seminole Ranger Station - Umitilla, FL
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N 28° 56.697 W 081° 39.691
17R E 435533 N 3202066
The office for the southern half of the Ocala National Forest, the Seminole Ranger District center is located along SR 19 just south of Altoona.
Waymark Code: WMCZJ2
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2011
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Ocala National Forest is located north of Orlando between the Ocklawaha and St. Johns Rivers. Encompassing approximately 383,000 acres, it is the southernmost forest in the continental United States and protects the world's largest contiguous sand pine scrub forest.
Although it is centered on high, dry, central scrub ridges, the Ocala National Forest is rich in water resources with more than 600 lakes, rivers, and springs, including three first-magnitude springs. Each an oasis surrounded by subtropical growth, our springs are some of the finest and clearest in the United States. Visitors can swim, snorkel, and dive in these crystalline waters year-round.
Established in 1908 as one of the first National Forests east of the Mississippi River, the Ocala National Forest protects many significant archaeological, historic, geological, and botanical wonders.