Big Cypress National Preserve

While exploring Everglades National Park, we drove through a portion of Big Cypress National Preserve, north of Everglades, checked out its two visitor centers, had a picnic lunch, and a stroll along some boardwalks.

Jenn collected her passport stamps at both visitor centers:

Passport stamps

Exhibits at the Oasis Visitor Center:

Exhibits

A short boardwalk in front of the visitor center:

Boardwalk in front of visitor center

There were several alligators hanging out below the boardwalk; clearly on the park staff:

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

A bunch of birds, too:

Bird

Bird

Bird

Continuing on, we stopped for a picnic lunch at Kirby Storter Roadside Park:

Picnic at Kirby Storter Roadside Park

There was also a boardwalk there through the swamp, a little less than a mile roundtrip:

Boardwalk

Boardwalk view

Info shelter

Swamp

Swamp

Swamp

Swamp

Swamp

Swamp

Swamp

Finally, Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center:

Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center

Also with a short boardwalk:

Boardwalk

A bit different kind of swamp from what we saw in Everglades.