PLACES TO VISIT

Along the Tamiami Trail

Along the Tamiami Trail

Brochure / Map with detailed information on mileages to sites and amenities along the ROGG route, including: visitor centers,   boardwalks,   airboat concessions,   toilets,   drinking water, snacks,   hiking,   trail heads,   Indian villages,   canoe launches,   restaurants,   camping,   hotels,   and more (ROGG Map 2019).

List of Sites along the Tamiami Trail

Collier-Seminole State Park (www.floridastateparks.org/Collier-Seminole)

Corey Billie’s Airboat Rides (www.cbairboatrides.com)

Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge (www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41555)

Port of the Islands Restaurant/Hotel/Marina (www.sunstream.com/everglades/port-islands)

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk (currently closed due to repairs) (www.orchidswamp.org/plan-your-visit/the-boardwalk)

Captain Mitch’s Airboat Boat Tours (www.captainmitchs.com)

Everglades City and Chokoloskee

Collier County and Everglades City are celebrating their 100th Anniversary with many events and festivities. Visit https://www.colliercounty100.com/history/ for more information.

Everglades City was designated a Florida State Trail Town in 2019. It offers many amenities for cyclists, paddlers, and hikers. Visit https://floridadep.gov/parks/ogt/content/trail-town-program for more information.

Everglades Area Visitor Center at 207 West Broadway in Everglades City - open 7 days a week - 10 am to 2 pm

Visitor Information and local information  (www.visitevergladescity.com)

Local Newspaper The Mullet Rapper (www.visitevergladescity.com/the-mullet-rapper/)

History of the area (www.eshp.org)

Historic Sites in Collier County
(https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=34870)

Museum of the Everglades (www.evergladesmuseum.org)

Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center
(www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/gcdirections.htm)

Events, Attractions, Eco-Tours, Restaurants, and News (www.visitevergladescity.com)

Wooten’s Airboat Tours (www.wootenseverglades.com)

Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center (www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/big-cypress-swamp-welcome-center)

Joanie’s Blue Crab Café (www.joaniesbluecrabcafe.com)

Trail Lakes Campground (www.evergladescamping.net)

H.P. Williams Roadside Park (www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/hp-williams-roadside-park.htm)

Loop Road Scenic Drive (https://www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/upload/BICY-Loop-Road-Scenic-Road-FINAL-4.pdf)

Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center (www.nps.gov/bicy/index.htm)

Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery (www.clydebutcher.com)

Miccosukee Indian Village (www.miccosukee.com)

Shark Valley Visitor Center Everglades National Park (www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/svdirections.htm)

Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours (www.BuffaloTigerslevergladesairboattours.com)

Safari Park Airboat Rides (www.evergladessafaripark.com)

Gator Park Airboat Tours (www.gatorpark.com)

Coopertown Airboats (www.coopertownairboats.com)

Miccosukee Resort & Gaming (www.miccosukee.com)

Off-Road Trails for Hiking and Biking along U.S.41

There are many interesting off-road opportunities for hiking and bicycling through the various state and national parks. Visit the following website links:

Collier-Seminole State Park (www.floridastateparks.org/park-activities/Collier-Seminole#Bicycling)

Ten Thousand Islands NWR (www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41555)

Picayune Strand State Forest (www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Picayune-Strand-State-Forest)

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (www.floridastateparks.org/park-activities/Fakahatchee-Strand#hiking)

Big Cypress National Preserve (www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/maps.htm)

Everglades National Park (www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/shark-valley-trails.htm)

South Florida Greenways & Trails

Paradise Coast Blueway (www.paradisecoastblueway.com)

Florida Trail Association (www.floridatrail.org)

East Coast Greenway (www.greenway.org)

Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail (www.floridastateparks.org/trail/Florida-Keys)

Biscayne-Everglades Greenway (www.greenmobilitynetwork.org/our-projects/biscayne-everglades-greenway)

The Everglades

Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) (www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/cerp.htm)

Everglades Information Network (www.everglades.fiu.edu)

Florida National Parks Association (www.floridanationalparksassociation.evergladesassociation.org)

The Everglades Foundation (www.evergladesfoundation.org)

South Florida National Parks Trust (ROGG Map 2019)