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Mangroves Big Cypress

Everglades City

A launch point for adventures into the Ten Thousand Islands and the Big Cypress Swamp, Everglades City began as a trading post and sportsmen’s getaway

Everglades City airboat

Established as a trading post along the mangrove-lined coast south of Fort Myers, Everglades City came into its own with the creation of the Tamiami Trail. It was here that Barron Collier housed the workers who dredged their way across the wilds of cypress strands and sawgrass prairies to create the first road east-west across the wettest part of the state. It opened in 1928. The town was platted, the Everglades Rod & Gun Club opened, and a bank and City Hall established. Despite the ravages of hurricanes, many of these historic structures persist today.

This compact little town is almost at the end of the road, but Chokoluskee just south of it, the original fishing village, has that distinction. Between the two communities is the Gulf Coast Visitor Center for Everglades National Park, home to tours into the Ten Thousand Islands. Check in at Chokoluskee to find outfitters ready to send you out onto the Wilderness Waterway, a truly wild 99-mile paddle along the Everglades.

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South Florida: An Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in South Florida Exploring Florida's Botanical Wonders Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State The Hiking Trails of Florida's National Forests, Parks & Preserves

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Trails and Parks near Everglades City

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk
Big Cypress orchid

Big Cypress National Preserve

Big Cypress National Preserve
Collier Memorial at Collier-Seminole State Park

Collier-Seminole State Park

Collier-Seminole State Park
Fakahatchee Strand State Park

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Florida Panther NWR

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
Big Cypress Swamp

Florida Trail, Big Cypress South

Florida Trail, Big Cypress South
Kirby Storter Boardwalk

Kirby Storter Boardwalk

Kirby Storter Boardwalk
Leslie Duncan Memorial Trail

Leslie M. Duncan Memorial Trail

Leslie M. Duncan Memorial Trail
Young cypresses in dense swamp

Roberts Lake Trail

Roberts Lake Trail
Walking through wet areas helps cool you down

Tamiami Trail Triathlon

Tamiami Trail Triathlon
Ten Thousand Islands mangrove atoll

Ten Thousand Islands

Ten Thousand Islands
Ten Thousand Islands Marsh Trail

Ten Thousand Islands Marsh Trail

Ten Thousand Islands Marsh Trail

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