Alexander Springs Wilderness

{{short description|National forest located Florida}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Alexander Springs Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

| photo = Alexander Springs (40740446094).jpg

| photo_caption = Alexander Springs, April 2018

| map = USA

| relief = 1

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| location = Lake County, Florida, United States

| nearest_city = DeLeon Springs

| coordinates = {{coord|29|04|16|N|81|28|13|W|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|7941|acres|km2|abbr=on}}

| established = {{start date|1984}}

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| governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

}}

Alexander Springs Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Florida and was designated in 1984 by the United States Congress. The wilderness has a total of 7,941 acres (32 km²) and is within Ocala National Forest, which is the oldest National Forest east of the Mississippi River. Alexander Springs is home to a variety of wildlife including otters, alligators, and turtles. The wilderness also contains the only 1st magnitude spring in all the U.S. National Forests and

Parks.{{cite journal|last=Schmidt|first=Walter|author2=DEP|title=Springs of Florida|journal=Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 66|date=October 12, 2004|page=192|url=http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/FGS/WEB/springs/bulletin_66.pdf|accessdate=22 January 2013}} Alexander Springs Park is open 24 hours a day for camping and many other outdoor activities.{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ocala/recarea/?recid=37191|title=Alexander Springs Wilderness|work=USDA}}