Canoeing


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THINGS TO DO/WHERE TO STAY

Activities:
Hotels and motels
Camping
Hiking
Canoeing
Fishing
Airboat rides
Directions

Everglades Home

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The Native Americans who once ruled this land did not travel it by car, motorboat, airboat or RV. They traveled it by canoe.

Novice canoers can rent canoes at either Flamingo Marina or the Gulf Coast Visitor's Center at Everglades City.

Here is a list of some of the best routes for canoeing:

From Flamingo:
• Nine-Mile Loop (5.2 miles)
• Noble Hammock Trail (2 miles)
• Hells Bay Trail (3 miles)
• Bear Lake Canal (1.6 miles)
• Mud Lake Loop (6.8 miles)
• West Lake Trail (7.7 miles)
• Florida Bay

From Everglades City:
• Sandfly Island (2.5 hours)
• Turner River (5 hours)
• Halfway Creek and Turner River Loop (4 hours)