Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Florida

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Florida: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 5 areas listed.

National Forests 3
Apalachicola National Forest
Liberty, Wakulla, Leon, Franklin County · 632,862 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Apalachicola National Forest is Florida's largest national forest at nearly 633,000 acres and serves as a stronghold for...
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Ocala National Forest
Marion, Lake County · 383,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Ocala National Forest protects 383,000 acres of the world's largest sand pine scrub, a globally rare and fire-dependent...
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Osceola National Forest
Columbia, Baker County · 157,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Osceola National Forest covers 157,000 acres of north-central Florida with flatwoods, swamps, and planted pine stands st...
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National Parks 1
Big Cypress National Preserve
Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade County · 729,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Big Cypress National Preserve protects 729,000 acres of subtropical wetlands including cypress swamps, wet and dry prair...
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State WMAs 1
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area
Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade County · 728,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
The Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA comprises 728,000 acres of Water Conservation Areas in the northern Everglades...
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