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HCR 61, Box 110
Ochopee FL 34141 Headquarters 239-695-2000 Visitor Information 239-695-1201 Big Cypress National Preserve web page. Map of Big Cypress National Preserve. |
Here, you'll find: Auto Touring, Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Picnic Area, Water Sports, Wildlife Viewing, Fun! | |
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The first National Preserve in the National Park System, Big Cypress has a mixture of pines, hardwoods, prairies, mangrove forests, cypress strands and domes. White-tailed deer, bear and Florida panther can be found here along with the more tropical linguus tree snail, royal palm and cigar orchid. This meeting place of temperate and tropical species is a hotbed of biological diversity. Hydrologically, the Preserve serves as a supply of fresh, clean water for the vital estuaries of the ten thousand islands area near Everglades City. Visitors will find a recreational paradise with camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking and birdwatching opportunities. Those passing through may be enticed to linger in this remnant of wild Florida to search for evidence of the elusive Florida panther or to watch an endangered woodstork feeding along a roadside canal.
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