Juniper Prairie Wilderness Florida Trail
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N 29° 10.933 W 081° 42.775
17R E 430683 N 3228384
Please park your car at the top of the page coordinates to make sure your Vehicle is safe. Then take the Florida Trail right by the Ranger Station. You can stop by the Ranger Station for a map of the area.
The United States Congress designated the Juniper Prairie Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 14,277 acres. All of the wilderness is in Florida and is managed by the Forest Service.
Waymark Code: WMH43
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2006
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Not only does this Wilderness cover more ground than any other in Ocala National Forest, it also contains the most diverse ecosystems. An eight-mile stretch of the north-south Florida National Scenic Trail runs through here, providing access to prairies, pine flatwoods, a marsh, even a subtropical jungle of palms, swamp hardwoods, and saw grass near Juniper Springs. Shallow lakes rimmed by oak and pond pine dot the prairies, which in turn are bordered by scrubby sand pine. Remnants of old logging roads likewise delve into the Wilderness.
Picture location 1: N 29° 11.395 W 081° 42.918
Picture Location 2: N 29° 11.475 W 081° 42.807
Picture Location 3: N 29° 11.407 W 081° 42.902
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