Please scroll to the bottom of this page for a list of current alerts.

Permanent Forest Closures

Permanent closures are put in place through this list of Forest Supervisor's Orders. Please read and understand what is not allowed in your national forests.

Temporary Closures and Alerts

Temporary closures and alerts happen quickly because of fire, inclement weather or other dangerous conditions. Information is often updated first on Facebook and Twitter.

Call 911 in an Emergency

Call 911 in an emergency and they will dispatch the nearest help.

What's the Weather?

Apalachicola

Please check the National Weather Service forecast for the Bristol, FL and Crawfordville, FL areas.

Ocala

Please check the National Weather Service forecast for the Jacksonville, FL and Melbourne, FL.

Osceola

Please check the National Weather Service forecast for the Sanderson, FL area.

Still have questions?

For additional questions, please call the individual national forest:

Apalachicola National Forest (850) 926-3561 or (850) 643-2282
Ocala National Forest (352) 625-2520 or (352) 669-3153
Osceola National Forest (386) 752-2577

Alerts

• AS OF OCT 1 - SEVEN OCALA NATIONAL FOREST SITES CHANGE TO

  Date(s): Sep 19, 2023

• Current Wildfire Conditions

  Date(s): Mar 11, 2022

• Juniper Prairie Wilderness Reopened to Public - as of Sept 7

  Date(s): Sep 7, 2023

• CLEAR LAKE WILDFIRE ON APALACHICOLA NF

  Date(s): Jun 9, 2023

• All offices operating virtually

  Date(s): Mar 18, 2020

Closures

• OCALA AND OSCEOLA NF CLOSED FOR HURRICANE IDALIA PREPARATION

  Date(s): Aug 28, 2023

• ROAD CLOSURE: SECTION OF FSR 364 ON ANF

  Date(s): Jun 27, 2023

• Forest Road 374 A - Closure Order (Apalachicola NF)

  Date(s): Nov 23, 2022