Big Cypress National Preserve

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Scenic Drives

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There are two popular scenic drives within Big Cypress National Preserve. One is the 27 mile Loop Road that travels through dwarf cypress forest, p...
Florida Trail Hike

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Hiking the Florida National Scenic Trail through Big Cypress National Preserve. Photo by Jan Shirey, NPS Volunteer. Hiking the Florida Trail throug...
Hiking

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Hiking within Big Cypress can be along designated trails, or orienteering through unmarked territory. Hikers should be prepared for conditions depe...
Hunting

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A long-established recreational activity in the area, hunters were instrumental in protecting this corner of remote, wild Florida. Hunting activiti...
ORV Use

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Nearly impossible to reach by foot, generations explored remote areas of the preserve by homemade airboats or swamp buggies. Today, people enjoy th...

2010 | Best-Kept Secret

There's a great South Florida wonder between Miami and Naples, and we're not talking about the skunk ape. He's gotta be somewhere in Big Cypress National Preserve, that great, big national park in Miami's back yard. Every year from late November to April, the national park service offers ranger-guided tours through a variety of wilderness activities in the area. And they're all free. Our favorite is the wet and wild swamp walk, a muddy trek through sometimes waist-deep gator water. You'll... More »

Slaughter Alley

By Kirk Nielsen | Thu, June 14, 2001

On the night of May 6, the horrible news crackled out of police scanners all along the Tamiami Trail, from Naples to the Big Cypress National Preserve, 50 miles west of Miami. Fatal hit and run on State Road 29 north of Everglades City. Victim: te... More »

2010 | Best-Kept Secret