Proclaimed a national forest in 1936, the Apalachicola National Forest is located in Florida's Panhandle, southwest of Tallahassee and is the largest forest in Florida at 573,521 acres, which includes 2,735 acres of water.

In addition to numerous recreation opportunities on our waterways and trails - including 67 linear miles of the Leon Sinks (area is unavailable), an unusual geological area of caverns and sinkholes, and the Apalachee Savannas, with its stunning displays of wildflowers in open prairies near the Apalachicola River.