Lake Okeechobee

Contents

1 Resources
2 Exploring Lake Okeechobee
3 Featured Trails and Parks around Lake Okeechobee
4 Articles

Resources

South Florida Explorers Guide book cover

Hikers Guide to the Sunshine State book cover

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Exploring Lake Okeechobee

As the second largest lake entirely within the United States, Lake Okeechobee is a very unique recreation destination.
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You won’t find anyone paddling on the lake – it’s thick with alligators – but nationally-renowned Fisheating Creek is nearby.

What you will find are lots of folks fishing, but also bicycling around the lake, hiking, and birding.

In addition to a major segment of the Florida Trail – a segment known as the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail to cyclists – circling the lake, there are quite a few other hiking trails nearby.

Adventures on the water can be arranged in Okechobee and Clewiston with fishing guides and airboat operators who know the lake and its many coves well.

Featured Trails and Parks around Lake Okeechobee

Okee-Tantie Recreation Area

Harney Pond Canal Recreation Area

Florida Trail, Port Mayaca to Henry Creek

Florida Trail, Okeechobee

Florida Trail, Pahokee to Port Mayaca

Florida Trail, Clewiston to South Bay

Florida Trail, Okee-tantie to Platts Bluff

Rafael Sanchez Trail

Ortona Mounds

More Trails

Articles

East or West around Lake Okeechobee?

January 8, 2020// by Sandra Friend & John Keatley

Making the decision to walk the Florida Trail east or west around Lake Okeechobee used to be easy. Now, with construction zones blocking access to much of the southern half of the lake, it isn’t. Here are the facts on each route’s strengths and weaknesses to help you decide the best route for you.