Big Cypress National Preserve
33100 Tamiami Trail East
Ochopee FL 34141-1000, 239-695-2000
Special Topics: Endangered Species � Wildflowers �
Recreation Activities: Auto Touring � Biking � Camping � Educational
Programs � Fishing � Hiking � Hunting � Wildlife Viewing
Camping Areas
Bear Island
Open All Year
Details
Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities. Three designated,
primitive campgrounds: Bear Island, Pink Jeep and Gator Pit. Pink Jeep and Gator
Pit require an Off-Road Vehicle Permit to access. 40 sites available at Bear
Island. Campgrounds may close seasonally or temporarily for repairs or resource
concerns. Please contact the visitor center for current campground
information.Visitor Center phone number is 239-695-1201.
Burns Lake
Open mid-November through early January
Details
Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities. Open from mid-November
through early January only. Closed the rest of the year. 40 designated sites
available. Campgrounds may close seasonally or temporarily for repairs or
resource concerns. Please contact the visitor center for current campground
information. Visitor Center phone number is 239-695-1201.
Midway
Open All Year
Details
This campground offers a dump station, restrooms, drinking water, day-use area,
26 RV and 10 tent sites. RV sites allow electric hookup. Campgrounds may close
seasonally or temporarily for repairs or resource concerns. Please contact the
visitor center for current campground information. Visitor Center phone number
is 239-695-1201. Fees RV site $19.00 per night / $10.00 with Golden Age/Access
Passport Tent site $16.00 per night / $8.00 with Golden Age/Access Passport Dump
Station free to campers, $6.00 / $3.00 with Golden Age/Access Passport for
non-campers
Mitchell's Landing
Open All Year
Details
Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities. 15 sites available.
Campgrounds may close seasonally or temporarily for repairs or resource
concerns. Please contact the visitor center for current campground information.
Visitor Center phone number is 239-695-1201.
Monument Lake
Open All Year
Details
Monument Lake campground offers restrooms, drinking water and designated 26 RV
and 10 tent sites. An outside, cold water shower is also available. NO HOOKUPS
for electricity, sewer or water are available at this campground. Campgrounds
may close seasonally or temporarily for repairs or resource concerns. Please
contact the visitor center for current campground information. Visitor Center
phone number is 239-695-1201. Fees RV and Tent sites $16.00 per night / $8.00
with Golden Age/Access Passport Campers are allowed to use the Dona Drive or
Midway Campground dump station at no cost, while staying in preserve.
Pinecrest
Open All Year
Details
Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities. 10 sites available.
Campgrounds may close seasonally or temporarily for repairs or resource
concerns. Please contact the visitor center for current campground information.
Visitor Center phone number is 239-695-1201.
Lodging Options
see
Everglades City
Additional Information
Getting Around
The preserve includes 31 miles of the Florida Trail which can be very wet in the
rainy season. The Tree Snail Hammock Nature Trail is a short, self-guided trail
located on Loop Road. Two scenic drives through the preserve provide leisurely
wildlife viewing. The Loop Road is a 26-mile, single-lane, unimproved road
beginning and ending on highway 41. Turner River Road and Birdon Road form a
u-shaped, 17-mile graded-dirt drive.
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