Does Florida Need A New National Park?

Florida has three National Parks, and eleven total NPS locations. One of which is the famous Ocala National Forest. This week, we chat with Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council about a plan to convert the Ocala Forest into a brand new National Park in our state, and why Ryan thinks that's a bad idea. Read the story that inspired this episode on The Alligator Vote for us as Best Local Podcast at Orlando Weekly! Read more of my writing with the Community Paper right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! All of the music was originally composed.

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Does Florida Need A New National Park? is an episode from Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast by waitfiveminutes.

This episode is 31:15 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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