What Parks & Recreation Are Available in Ocala, Florida?

Silver Springs State Park hosts its First Saturday Speakers Series on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 10 a.m. in the meeting room of the Lundy Building at the park, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd. The November speaker is T.J. Fridrich of the Save the Manatee Club, presenting for Manatee Awareness Month. The monthly series covers general-interest topics such as native plants, gardening, manatees and prescribed fire. The talk is free with the park's $2 admission.

Silver Springs State Park offers a public tour of its pioneer "cracker" village on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon, starting at the Silver River Museum, 1445 NE 58th Avenue in Ocala. The village is a collection of historic and replica buildings portraying life on the Florida frontier, including cabins, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, a sugar cane mill and syrup kettle, a wood-fired pottery kiln and a replica Seminole camp. Tours run on the second and fourth Saturday mornings from October through April. The tour itself is free, though regular state park admission applies.

Silver Springs State Park offers a guided Pioneer Village Tour on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon, starting at the Silver River Museum, 1445 NE 58th Ave. in Ocala. The pioneer "cracker" village is a collection of historic and replica buildings portraying life on the Florida frontier, including cabins, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, a sugar cane mill and syrup kettle, a wood-fired pottery kiln and a replica Seminole camp. Tours run on the second and fourth Saturday mornings from October through April. The tour itself is free, though regular state park admission applies, and current details are available from Silver Springs State Park at (352) 236-7148.