Fly Fishing Miami FL

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: One-Way: 1.6 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Snake Bight Trail heads south from the trailhead for 1.6 miles reaching the shore of Florida Bay. It is an easy walk through a tropical hardwood hammock. This is a good hike for bird watching, especially on the boardwalk at the end of the trail. Bicycles are permitted all the way to the boardwalk. About half way down the trail, you’ll see where Rowdy Bend Trail enters on the right. The Rowdy Bend Trail is a 2.6-mile route along an old roadbed through a thick buttonwood forest. It leads back to Main Park Road. This is a challenging bike loop by traveling Main Park Road back to Snake Bight Trail parking area.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: One-Way: 1.6 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Bear Lake Trail is 1.6 miles one-way. The trail is located off Bear Lake Road approximately two miles north of Flamingo. This hike is a short trek through a dense hardwood hammock mixed with mangroves. There are more than 30 different types of trees in this area. Because of this, this is an excellent place to observe woodland birds. The trail ends at Bear Lake. To return, trace your steps back to the parking lot. The trail does not circle the lake.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: Round Trip: 2 miles
Trail type: Loop
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Bayshore Loop meanders along the shore of Florida Bay. From this trail, you can see remnants of a former outpost fishing village. Begin this hike at the Coastal Prairie Trailhead at the back of loop “C” in the Flamingo Campground. Veer left at the trail junction to access the bay. Many types of wading birds can be spotted fishing near the water’s edge.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: One-Way: 1 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Guy Bradley Trail is a 1-mile trail that travels between the campground amphitheater and the Flamingo Visitor Center. You can ride your bike or amble along this path that follows the shore of the Florida Bay. In addition to the scenery, keep your eyes open for birds and butterflies, which frequent the area along the shore of Florida Bay.

Activities: Hiking, Fishing

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: Round Trip: 0.5 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Trail Surface: Boardwalk
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: Located several miles north of Flamingo along Main Park Road, the West Lake Trail is a self-guided boardwalk trail wandering through a forest of white mangrove, black and red mangrove and buttonwood trees to the shore of West Lake. These mangroves here and throughout southern Florida act as hurricane barriers and protect inland areas from the brunt of storms. The mangroves also serve as a nursery for marine life including shrimp, crabs, lobsters, oysters and fish. The groping roots provide abundant protection from hungry creatures including raccoons, opossums and birds. Alligators are abundant. This trail is handicapped accessible.