Little Lake George Wilderness

At 2,883 acres, the Little Lake George Wilderness is the smallest of the wilderness areas on the Ocala National Forest, but it’s the only one that boasts a shoreline. Located near the confluence of the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers at the northeastern corner of the Ocala National Forest, this remote area is best explored on a paddling trip. There are no old roads or trails into the area. It’s a dense swamp of red maple, gum, ash, cabbage palm, and cypress trees draped with Spanish moss, with small areas of loblolly and slash pine on the drier western edge.