FWC Home : Recreation : Wildlife Management Areas : Jennings

Jennings Forest WMA

Managed in cooperation with
Florida Division of Forestry

Jennings Forest WMA is located in northwest Clay County, near the town of Middleburg. These more than 20,000 acres protect the headwaters of Black Creek and contain excellent examples of sandhills and seepage slopes. Hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, primitive camping, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling and canoeing are allowed, and there are four canoe launch sites. Animals that make their home here include the green tree frog, gray fox, hawks, white-tailed deer, turkey, eastern cottontail, northern bobwhite quail, and pine warbler and other songbirds. Along the Black Creek are raccoon, otter, alligator, and wading birds. Black Creek is also home to the rare and imperiled Black Creek Crayfish.  This area is a site on the Great Florida Birding Trail.  Children under the age of 16 are required to wear a helmet when horseback riding on public lands.  For more detailed information go to Nicole's Law .  All horseback riders must have proof of current negative Coggins Test results for their horses when on state lands. For additional information, a recreation guide is available from the St. Johns River Water Management District.

• Visit Florida Division of Forestry's information on Jennings State Forest.

• View FWC's Regulations Summary for Jennings Forest for an area map, hunting seasons, permits, fees, and area regulations.