Location: Ocala

Silver River State Park050

in Ocala, FL 34470

1425 NE 58th Ave,
Ocala, FL 34470United States

352.236.7148; 352.236.5401

Hours:Park hours, 8am-sundown, open year round; Museum hours, Sat & Sun, 9am-5pm; extended summer hours (June 4-July 31) Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm, Sat & Sun, 9am-5pm

Cost:Park admission $4 per vehicle, up to 8 people. $3 single occupancy vehicle; Museum, $2, Children (under 6) free

Ages:All Ages

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about Silver River State Park:

Silver River State Park features 15 miles of nature trails for hiking and biking, horse trails, picnic pavilions, built-in grills, playgrounds, and interpretive exhibits throughout the park. Visitors can also canoe and kayak. The park also features a full-facility campground, RV camping, and 10 luxury cabins.

The park is also home to the Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center, a joint project of the Marion County Public School System and the Florida Park Service. The complex consists of a museum, classroom buildings, a lunch pavilion, research library, a late 1800s pioneer "Cracker" settlement, and a circa 1930s one-room schoolhouse once used by African-American students during segregation. During the school year, the center is used by the school as a satellite campus, and only open to the public on weekends. In June and July, the center is open Tuesday through Sunday.

getting there:

Silver River State Park is located east of Ocala, 1 mile south of S.R. 40 on S.R. 35. From Interstate 75, take exit 352 onto SR 40 east, about 9 miles to SR 35. From Interstate 95 take exit 268 to Route 40 west, about 60 miles to SR 35.