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:

Exhibits at the Oasis Visitor Center:

A short boardwalk in front of the visitor center:

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

A bunch of birds, too:

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

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

Finally, Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center:

Also with a short boardwalk:

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