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A-1 Flow Equalization Basin (#31)

A-1 Flow Equalization Basin

Closures and Notices Due to construction activities, the western levee is currently CLOSED to…
Allapattah Flats (#16)

Allapattah Flats

Allapattah comes from the Seminole Indian word for alligator. But don't let the land's namesake…
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (#29)

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Water Conservation Area 1 (WCA 1) is the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.…
Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park (#17)

Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park

Take yourself back in time on a hike along the South Fork St. Lucie River. Take care as you…
Baltic Road (#4)

Baltic Road

Whether you want to hike a hilly, scrubby area or a flatter but very diverse pine flatwoods, this…
Blanket Bay Slough (#11A)

Blanket Bay Slough

On the west side of the Kissimmee River is KICCO, which is pronounced kiss-oh. It takes its name…
Blind Creek (#13)

Blind Creek

St. Lucie manages these two coastal properties, each of which are about 400 acres in size. Queen's…
Bluff Hammock Management Unit (#11C)

Bluff Hammock Management Unit

Majestic live oaks on either side of the hiking trail offer a welcome as you enter the vintage…
Boney Marsh Management Unit (#11C)

Boney Marsh Management Unit

Majestic live oaks on either side of the hiking trail offer a welcome as you enter the vintage…
Catfish Creek (#9)

Catfish Creek

From a distance, the border of Lake Hatchineha at Catfish Creek resembles a dramatic, green curtain…
Chandler Slough (#11D)

Chandler Slough

Chandler Slough is a beautiful 3,722-acre tract of cypress swamp, oak and cabbage palm hammocks and…
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) (#26)

Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)

On Nov. 30, 2018, SFWMD dedicated the latest addition to the recreational opportunities at CREW,…
Cornwell Marsh (#11D)

Cornwell Marsh

Turkey Hammock and Cornwell marshes were formally floodplain, converted to pasture. The property…
DuPuis Management Area (#19)

DuPuis Management Area

Closures and Notices The DuPuis Equestrian Campground has been separated into two campgrounds…
Everglades & Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area (#27)

Everglades & Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area

Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3 (WCA 2 3) are mainly signature Everglades sawgrass marsh,…
Frog Pond (#28)

Frog Pond

Dotted with tropical hardwood hammocks and cypress forests within a 32,000-acre expanse of…
Gordy Road Recreation Area (#14)

Gordy Road Recreation Area

Ten Mile Creek Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area are under construction and not open to the…
Halpatiokee Regional Park (#17)

Halpatiokee Regional Park

Take yourself back in time on a hike along the South Fork St. Lucie River. Take care as you…
Harold A. Campbell Public Use Area (#22)

Harold A. Campbell Public Use Area

This site in rural Palm Beach County covers 17,000 acres on the southern Palm Beach County border,…
Hickory Hammock Wildlife Management Area (#11C)

Hickory Hammock Wildlife Management Area

Majestic live oaks on either side of the hiking trail offer a welcome as you enter the vintage…
Horse Creek (#4)

Horse Creek

Whether you want to hike a hilly, scrubby area or a flatter but very diverse pine flatwoods, this…
Huckleberry Island (#4)

Huckleberry Island

Whether you want to hike a hilly, scrubby area or a flatter but very diverse pine flatwoods, this…
Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area (#20)

Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area

You could nickname the Jones/Hungryland WEA a "sportsman's paradise." Like to hunt? The FWC manages…
Intercession City (#3)

Intercession City

Reminiscent of a "blackwater, backwoods swamp," the Upper Reedy Creek property is mostly…
Istokpoga Boating Facility (#11C)

Istokpoga Boating Facility

The area features boat and airboat ramps, picnic shelters and tables, bathrooms, lights and ample…
Johnson Island (#6)

Johnson Island

Reedy Creek watershed is one of the most diverse and intact watercourses in the area. While…
KICCO (#11A)

KICCO

On the west side of the Kissimmee River is KICCO, which is pronounced kiss-oh. It takes its name…
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (#12)

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

This remote and sweeping preserve is reminiscent of western prairies. But here, cabbage palms dot…
Lake Kissimmee: Bird Island (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Bird Island

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Kissimmee: Drasdo (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Drasdo

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Kissimmee: Eastshore and Westshore (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Eastshore and Westshore

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Kissimmee: Gardner-Cobb Marsh (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Gardner-Cobb Marsh

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Kissimmee: Lightsey (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Lightsey

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Kissimmee: Rabbit Island (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Rabbit Island

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Kissimmee: Strum Island (#7)

Lake Kissimmee: Strum Island

Accessible only by boat or airboat, Gardner-Cobb Marsh is the largest District property in the…
Lake Marion Creek (#4)

Lake Marion Creek

Whether you want to hike a hilly, scrubby area or a flatter but very diverse pine flatwoods, this…
Lake Russell (#3)

Lake Russell

Reminiscent of a "blackwater, backwoods swamp," the Upper Reedy Creek property is mostly…
Lakeside Ranch (#18)

Lakeside Ranch

Located in western Martin County, the Lakeside Ranch Stormwater Treatment Area plays a crucial role…
Lower Reedy Creek (#6)

Lower Reedy Creek

Reedy Creek watershed is one of the most diverse and intact watercourses in the area. While…
Loxahatchee River/Cypress Creek Management Area (#21)

Loxahatchee River/Cypress Creek Management Area

South Florida's only federally designated Wild and Scenic River, the seven-mile Northwest Fork of…
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area (#20)

Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area

You could nickname the Jones/Hungryland WEA a "sportsman's paradise." Like to hunt? The FWC manages…
MICCO Landing (#11D)

MICCO Landing

Turkey Hammock and Cornwell marshes were formally floodplain, converted to pasture. The property…
Miller/Wild Property (#13)

Miller/Wild Property

Stand still and listen to the breezes playing their tunes in the tall pine trees. There are plenty…
No Name Slough (#11B)

No Name Slough

Oak Creek has many old-growth oaks, some as large as nearly five feet in diameter, along the…
North Fork St. Lucie River (#15)

North Fork St. Lucie River

Situated on a picturesque preserve on the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, the Oxbow Eco-Center…
Oak Creek (#11B)

Oak Creek

Oak Creek has many old-growth oaks, some as large as nearly five feet in diameter, along the…
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area (#25)

Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area

The over 35,000-acre Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County provides…
Pal-Mar East/Nine Gems (#20)

Pal-Mar East/Nine Gems

You could nickname the Jones/Hungryland WEA a "sportsman's paradise." Like to hunt? The FWC manages…
Paradise Run (#11F)

Paradise Run

At the end of the old Kissimmee River, on the north side of S-65E, you'll find an expanse of thick…
Queen's Island (#13)

Queen's Island

St. Lucie manages these two coastal properties, each of which are about 400 acres in size. Queen's…
Reedy Creek (#3)

Reedy Creek

Reminiscent of a "blackwater, backwoods swamp," the Upper Reedy Creek property is mostly…
Riverbend Park (#21)

Riverbend Park

South Florida's only federally designated Wild and Scenic River, the seven-mile Northwest Fork of…
Rough Island North and South (#6)

Rough Island North and South

Reedy Creek watershed is one of the most diverse and intact watercourses in the area. While…
S-65E Impoundment (#11F)

S-65E Impoundment

At the end of the old Kissimmee River, on the north side of S-65E, you'll find an expanse of thick…
Seaboard Marsh (#11E)

Seaboard Marsh

Overhanging oak limbs frame a view of the old Kissimmee River as it winds its way between Telex and…
Shingle Creek (#2)

Shingle Creek

Adjacent to major tourist attractions and growth areas, the Shingle Creek Management Area is the…
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve (#24)

Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

A unique wetland, the Six Mile Cypress Slough is nine miles long and one-third of a mile wide. This…
Snell Creek (#4)

Snell Creek

Whether you want to hike a hilly, scrubby area or a flatter but very diverse pine flatwoods, this…
Southern Glades (#28)

Southern Glades

Dotted with tropical hardwood hammocks and cypress forests within a 32,000-acre expanse of…
Spruce Bluff (#15)

Spruce Bluff

Farther inland, a true jewel found within a growing urban landscape is the 100-acre Spruce Bluff…
Starvation Slough (#11B)

Starvation Slough

Oak Creek has many old-growth oaks, some as large as nearly five feet in diameter, along the…
Stormwater Treatment Area 1 East (#22)

Stormwater Treatment Area 1 East

The stormwater treatment areas are man-made wetlands designed to clean up nutrients primarily from…
Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West (#22)

Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West

The stormwater treatment areas are man-made wetlands designed to clean up nutrients primarily from…
Stormwater Treatment Area 3/4 (#22)

Stormwater Treatment Area 3/4

This site in rural Palm Beach County covers 17,000 acres on the southern Palm Beach County border,…
Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 (#23)

Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6

Notice Due to the construction that will be taking place for the C-139 Flow Equalization Basin…
SUMICA (#10)

SUMICA

SUMICA, once slated for watermelon farming, is the site of a former logging community and sawmill.…
Taylor Creek (#11E)

Taylor Creek

Lake Okeechobee, located in central Florida, is one of the most important resources of the state,…
Telex Marsh (#11E)

Telex Marsh

Overhanging oak limbs frame a view of the old Kissimmee River as it winds its way between Telex and…
Ten Mile Creek (#14)

Ten Mile Creek

Ten Mile Creek Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area are under construction and not open to the…
Three Scrub Sites (#15)

Three Scrub Sites

Three small properties located within and adjacent to the floodplain of the North Fork St. Lucie…
Tibet-Butler Preserve (#1)

Tibet-Butler Preserve

The Tibet Butler Preserve is an oasis for wildlife and nature seekers amidst burgeoning Orlando.…
Turkey Hammock (#11D)

Turkey Hammock

Turkey Hammock and Cornwell marshes were formally floodplain, converted to pasture. The property…
Upper Reedy Creek (#3)

Upper Reedy Creek

Reminiscent of a "blackwater, backwoods swamp," the Upper Reedy Creek property is mostly…
Water Conservation Area 1 (#29)

Water Conservation Area 1

Water Conservation Area 1 (WCA 1) is the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.…
Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3 (#27)

Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3

Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3 (WCA 2 3) are mainly signature Everglades sawgrass marsh,…
Yates Marsh (#11E)

Yates Marsh

Overhanging oak limbs frame a view of the old Kissimmee River as it winds its way between Telex and…

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