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tropical forest Crane Point Hammock

Tropical Forests

Florida is the only place you can hike in a tropical forest in the continental United States

INTERACTIVE MAP

A.D. Barnes Park

AD Barnes Park

Miami      ( 25.738433, -80.308917 )      0.6 miles

Paved trails wind through the woods at A.D. Barnes Park, a Miami city park, where a tiny slice of native pine rocklands survives.

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Big Cypress Seminole Reservation      ( 26.325975,-80.999618 )      

Set in a 60-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki museum of Seminole culture provides an introduction to the tropical outdoors of natural South Florida’s swamps in which the Seminole Tribe has lived for more than a century.

Ann Norton Sculpture Garden

Ann Norton Sculpture Garden

West Palm Beach      ( 26.695206,-80.050553 )      

One of the largest palm collections in the United States is the backdrop for the oversized works of sculptor Ann Norton on this 1.7 acre estate adjoining her former home and studio in West Palm Beach.

Arch Creek Park

Arch Creek Park

Miami      ( 25.900817, -80.162367 )      0.3 miles

The tropical hammock at Arch Creek Park was the site of a Tequesta Indian village between 500 B.C. and 1300 A.D. Gentle natural footpaths wind through the dark forest

Bear Cut Preserve

Bear Cut Preserve

Crandon Park  |  Miami
( 25.715894, -80.150372 )      2.2 miles

Protecting natural habitats at the north end of Crandon Park, Bear Cut Preserve offers a different perspective on the shoreline of Key Biscayne, with footpaths and bike paths for exploration.

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

Flag pond surrounded by alligator flag

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park  |  Everglades City
( 25.941796, -81.469376 )      1.2 miles

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park provides a peek into a notable natural landmark, a stand of old-growth cypress.

Big Cypress National Preserve

Big Cypress orchid

Big Cypress      ( 25.857244, -81.034255 )      

Protecting nearly three quarters of the million-acre Big Cypress Swamp, Big Cypress National Preserve is Florida’s largest and most remote wilderness.

Bill Sadowski Park

Bill Sadowski Park

Cutler      ( 25.608283, -80.318983 )      0.4 miles

At the Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center, the Old Cutler Hammock Nature Trail offers a glimpse of what Cutler Ridge, south of Miami, looked like before development.

Bonnet House

Bonnet House

Fort Lauderdale      ( 26.136518,-80.105573 )      

Named for the water lilies that once flourished in the freshwater marsh in front of this grand home, the 35 acres of tropical forest on which the Bonnet House was built was a gift from industrialist Hugh Taylor Birch to his daughter Helen and son-in-law Fredric Clay Bartlett, a noted artist.

Cabbage Key Nature Trail

Cabbage Key Trail

Pine Island Sound      ( 26.6565, -82.2225 )      0.5 miles

Hike the Cabbage Key Nature Trail for a step back in time on an island known for its great cheeseburgers and layers of mystery, from Calusa times to a mystery writer’s family retreat

Calusa Shell Mound Trail

Calusa Shell Mound

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.473566, -82.152568 )      0.4 miles

A wheelchair-accessible boardwalk near the end of Wildlife Drive in Ding Darling NWR, the Calusa Shell Mound Trail provides a peek into the ancient history of Sanibel Island.

Castellow Hammock Preserve

Liguus snail at Castellow Hammock Preserve

Redland      ( 25.558771, -80.451649 )      0.6 miles

At Castellow Hammock, you’re stepping into Florida’s past as you follow the nature trail into a remnant of tropical forest

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