Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Ave Maria, Florida

This trail is located within the National Park Services Big Cypress National Preserve. A special off-road vehicle (ORV) permit and vehicle inspection are required before accessing this trail. Vehicles must be equipped with working 4-wheel drive and pass the required inspection before being allowed t...
Learn more about Bear Island Grade

This trail is open year-round to those who have purchased an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) permit from the NPS. The ORV permit requires passing a quiz testing knowledge of treading lightly and off-road etiquette and passing an ORV inspection. Rangers will look for 4WD capability, tire width and size, and a...
Learn more about Hard Rock

This is the main North-South Trail running through Picayune State Forest & Wildlife Management Area. Access the trailhead by taking Immokalee Road to Oil Well Road, then turn and Everglades Boulevard and head South. This will cross over I-75 and enter directly into the State Forest and the trailhead...
Learn more about Everglades Boulevard

The Bear Island Road starts at Turner River Road at the north end of the Scenic Drive and takes you to the primitive Campground in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Campground has more than 30 sites and a few composting toilets. The only three trails that require a $100 permit...
Learn more about Bear Island Road

This trail is located within the National Park Services Big Cypress National Preserve. A special off-road vehicle (ORV) permit and vehicle inspection are required before accessing this trail. Vehicles must be equipped with working 4 wheel drive and pass the required inspection before being allowed t...
Learn more about Perocchi Grade

The Berson Boulevard, also known as 52nd Ave SE, is a west to east trail in the Picayune Strand State Forest. The trail takes you from the Miller Boulevard all the way to the east of the Picayune Strand State Forest. The road gives you access to the Horseshoe Campground that offers primitive tent si...
Learn more about Berson Boulevard

This trail is open year-round to those who have purchased an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) permit from the NPS. The ORV permit requires passing a quiz testing knowledge of treading lightly and off-road etiquette and passing an ORV inspection. Rangers will look for 4WD capability, tire width and size, and a...
Learn more about Ridge Trail

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered motor vehicles. Using airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreational ...
Learn more about 4 Sections Road

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA is open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year around, access is limited to only registered motor vehicles. The use of airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreati...
Learn more about Wildcow Grade

Road 1 serves as one of the primary interior routes through Dinner Island Ranch WMA, providing access to expansive grasslands, wetlands, and remote sections of the management area. The route is generally straightforward but can become significantly more challenging after heavy rains. Expect a mixtur...
Learn more about Road 1

The Shortcut Trail connects the Triple G Loop South with the Blue Trail in the Picayune Strand State Forest. Picayune Strand State Forest is in the heart of the Big Cypress Basin. The majority of this hydric forest is under water during the wet season. The forest is a mosaic of cypress strands, wet ...
Learn more about Shortcut Trail

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered motor vehicles. The use of airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreati...
Learn more about Patterson-Wildcow Crossover

The East Sabal Palm Road connects the Triple G Loop trail with the Miller Boulevard that gives you access to the east part of the Picayune Strand State Forest. Picayune Strand State Forest is in the heart of the Big Cypress Basin. The majority of this hydric forest is under water during the wet seas...
Learn more about East Sabal Palm Road

The West Sabal Palm Road is one of the two main entrance roads to the Picayune Strand State Forest. Picayune Strand State Forest is in the heart of the Big Cypress Basin. The majority of this hydric forest is under water during the wet season. The forest is a mosaic of cypress strands, wet prairie, ...
Learn more about West Sabal Palm Road

The Tripple G Loop South connects West Sabal Palm Roa and East Sabal Palm Road and gives you access via the Shortcut Trail to the Blue and Pink Trail in the Picayune Strand State Forest. Picayune Strand State Forest is in the heart of the Big Cypress Basin. The majority of this hydric forest is unde...
Learn more about Triple G Loop South

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered motor vehicles. The use of airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreati...
Learn more about North Loop West

This is a great beginner's trail or a trail for adventurers who may not be equipped for extreme trails. The trail is within the 32,000+ acre State Forest located between Labelle and Felda off Henry County Road 832. The trails through Okloacoochee Slough wind through a variety of pine/oak hammocks an...
Learn more about Okaloacoochee Slough

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The trail leads through the eastern side of Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, where there are a variety of pine/oak Hammocks and wetland/marsh areas. Otter Grade can be narrow and limited to one vehicle passab...
Learn more about Otter Grade

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The trail leads southeasterly through the eastern side of Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest. There are a variety of pine/oak Hammocks and wetland/marsh areas the trail leads through. Spoonbill Pass may have a f...
Learn more about Spoonbill Pass

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered motor vehicles. Using airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreational ...
Learn more about Twin Mills Grade

This trail is located within the National Park Services Big Cypress National Preserve. A special off-road vehicle (ORV) permit and vehicle inspection are required before accessing this trail. Vehicles must be equipped with working 4-wheel drive and pass the required inspection before being allowed t...
Learn more about Bear Island Grade

This trail is open year-round to those who have purchased an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) permit from the NPS. The ORV permit requires passing a quiz testing knowledge of treading lightly and off-road etiquette and passing an ORV inspection. Rangers will look for 4WD capability, tire width and size, and a...
Learn more about Hard Rock

This is the main North-South Trail running through Picayune State Forest & Wildlife Management Area. Access the trailhead by taking Immokalee Road to Oil Well Road, then turn and Everglades Boulevard and head South. This will cross over I-75 and enter directly into the State Forest and the trailhead...
Learn more about Everglades Boulevard

The Bear Island Road starts at Turner River Road at the north end of the Scenic Drive and takes you to the primitive Campground in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Campground has more than 30 sites and a few composting toilets. The only three trails that require a $100 permit...
Learn more about Bear Island Road

This trail is located within the National Park Services Big Cypress National Preserve. A special off-road vehicle (ORV) permit and vehicle inspection are required before accessing this trail. Vehicles must be equipped with working 4-wheel drive and pass the required inspection before being allowed t...
Learn more about Bear Island Grade

This trail is open year-round to those who have purchased an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) permit from the NPS. The ORV permit requires passing a quiz testing knowledge of treading lightly and off-road etiquette and passing an ORV inspection. Rangers will look for 4WD capability, tire width and size, and a...
Learn more about Hard Rock

This is the main North-South Trail running through Picayune State Forest & Wildlife Management Area. Access the trailhead by taking Immokalee Road to Oil Well Road, then turn and Everglades Boulevard and head South. This will cross over I-75 and enter directly into the State Forest and the trailhead...
Learn more about Everglades Boulevard

The Bear Island Road starts at Turner River Road at the north end of the Scenic Drive and takes you to the primitive Campground in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Campground has more than 30 sites and a few composting toilets. The only three trails that require a $100 permit...
Learn more about Bear Island Road