AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE

FISH, WILDLIFE, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION

Public Recreation

There are 32 miles of hiking and nature trails available for public use at APAFR: Lake Arbuckle Hiking Trail (16 miles), Arbuckle Nature Trail and Boardwalk (1/2 mile), Sandy Point Wildlife Refuge Trail (6 miles) and the Kissimmee River section of the Florida National Scenic Trail (12 miles).

See "Hunting" tab for the '09 - '10 hunt season applicaiton.

We've only got about 8 permits left, so don't delay! We expect to sell out by the end of next week.

Once we sell all of our permits, we'll be sending out mailers to inform permit recipients of their briefing time on 19 September 2009.

Habitat Management

The Fish, Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Program manages healthy populations of wildlife through scientifically sound practices. In cooperation with other programs on the range, we help conduct proper forest management, rotational cattle grazing and a prescribed fire program that generally burns 20,000 to 40,000 acres per year.

Welcome to Avon Park Air Force Range, Avon Park Florida.

See the Recreation Schedules and Military Recreation tabs for current public recreation forecast information.

863-452-4119 Ext 5 For Public Recreation information.
863-452-4119 Ext 6 For Military Recreation information.
863-452-4254 For the Outdoor Recreation office during posted office hours.

Wildlife Management Area

APAFR is the largest Wildlife Management Area in the southwest region of Florida and tenth largest in the state. We rank in the top ten of Florida Wildlife Management Areas, according to Florida Game and Fish Magazine, and few places rival it as a quality public wildlife area.