Florida state forests
Florida's state forests are state forests overseen by the Florida Forest Service. There are 35 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres. The first state forest in Florida was Pine Log State Forest, established on 6,960 acres in 1936. Cary State Forest was established in 1937. Blackwater River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest were added in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Florida began large land purchase and preservation efforts in the late 1970s and management focus shifted from timber and wildlife focuses to a "multiple land use management ethic" including "conservation of natural and cultural resources, wildlife management, protection of water resources, and outdoor recreation."
Florida state forests
| Name | Location |
| Belmore State Forest | Clay County |
| Big Shoals State Forest | Hamilton County |
| Blackwater River State Forest | Milton |
| Carl Duval Moore State Forest | Putnam County |
| Cary State Forest | Bryceville |
| Charles H. Bronson State Forest | Christmas |
| Cottage Hill State Forest | Escambia County |
| Deep Creek State Forest | St. Johns County |
| Etoniah Creek State Forest | Florahome |
| Four Creeks State Forest | Nassau County |
| Goethe State Forest | Dunnellon |
| Holopaw State Forest | Osceola County |
| Indian Lake State Forest | Ocala |
| Jennings State Forest | Middleburg |
| John M. Bethea State Forest | Sanderson |
| Lake George State Forest | DeLeon Springs |
| Lake Talquin State Forest | Tallahassee |
| Lake Wales Ridge State Forest | Frostproof |
| Little Big Econ State Forest | Geneva |
| Matanzas State Forest | St. Johns County |
| Myakka State Forest | Bradenton |
| Newnans Lake State Forest | Gainesville |
| Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest | Felda |
| Plank Road State Forest | Cody |
| Picayune Strand State Forest | Collier County |
| Pine Log State Forest | Ebro |
| Point Washington State Forest | Santa Rosa Beach |
| Ralph E. Simmons Memorial State Forest | Hilliard |
| Ross Prairie State Forest | Marion County |
| Seminole State Forest | Leesburg |
| Tate's Hell State Forest | Carrabelle |
| Tiger Bay State Forest | Daytona Beach |
| Twin Rivers State Forest | Live Oak |
| Wakulla State Forest | Wakulla County |
| Watson Island State Forest | St. Johns County |
| Welaka State Forest | Welaka |
| Withlacoochee State Forest | Brooksville |