Florida Hikes

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Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed

Spanning over 60,000 acres, the CREW – Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed – is the largest watershed in Southwest Florida, encompassing Corkscrew Strand.

Caracara Prairie Preserve

Immokalee   5.3 miles

Named after a striking bird of prey known to frequent this part of the state, a well-marked loop trail winds across shady hammocks, cattle pastures, and open prairies.

CREW Bird Rookery Swamp

Naples   4.5 miles

Rich with wildlife, CREW Bird Rookery Swamp near Naples provides up to 12 miles of hiking/biking in Big Cypress habitats on tramways through a primordial swamp

CREW Cypress Dome Trails

Estero   4.4 miles

On this 4.4 mile loop, experience an impressive array of habitats in Florida panther habitat - from sandy flatwoods to flooded cypress swamps - in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed.

CREW Flint Pen Strand

Estero   13.4 miles

Just four miles east of Interstate 75, get your feet wet in one corner of the vast the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed on the trails of Flint Pen Strand.

CREW Flint Pen Strand Big Loop

Estero   7.7 miles

Plunge into a wild landscape of verdant pine forests and mysterious cypress swamps on a series of connected loops stretching from Flint Pen Strand to the Bird Rookery Swamp Trail.

CREW Flint Pen Strand Red Trail

Estero   1.5 miles

The westernmost of the loops at Flint Pen Strand, the 1.5 mile Red Trail is an easy introduction to the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed.

CREW Marsh Trails

Fort Myers   3.1 miles

At CREW Marsh, a network of well-marked paths crisscrosses the northwestern tip of the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, providing loops of up to 3.1 miles along a vast marsh.