Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Chokoloskee, Florida

The Birdon Road, also known as County Road 841, starts at US 41 at the south end and ends at Wagon Wheel Road in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Birdon Road gives you access to the SWAMP Education Center and takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash ...
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The Turner River Road, also known as County Road 839, starts at US 41 at the south end next to the H.P. Williams Wildlife Viewing Area and ends at Bear Island Trail and Campground in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Turner River Road Scenic Drive takes you through open prairi...
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The Janes Memorial Scenic Drive is the main access point to the majority of hiking and biking trails in the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Fakahatchee Strand Preserve is the largest state park in Florida and is home to a variety of plant and animal species that can be found nowhere else in ...
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The Wagon Wheel Road, also known as County Road 837, connects Turner River Road at the east end and County Road 29 at the west end in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Wagon Wheel Road takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash Pine. The canal next to t...
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Loop Road, also known as County Road 94, is the most beautiful dirt road you can drive in the area without pulling a permit. The trail starts and ends at US 41 in the southern part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Loop Road takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash ...
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The Miller Boulevard is a north to south trail, parallel to the Everglades Boulevard 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 ...
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Road 7 is a scenic interior trail through Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area that offers a relaxing drive across native Florida prairie, pine flatwoods, and seasonal wetlands. The trail is well suited for beginners looking to experience the beauty of one of South Florida's most unique publ...
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This trail is located within the Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The trail features a gate at the northern trailhead that must be manually opened and closed. There may be cattle actively on the road, so exercise care to ensure cattle remain behind gates and the gates are securely...
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The Birdon Road, also known as County Road 841, starts at US 41 at the south end and ends at Wagon Wheel Road in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Birdon Road gives you access to the SWAMP Education Center and takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash ...
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The Turner River Road, also known as County Road 839, starts at US 41 at the south end next to the H.P. Williams Wildlife Viewing Area and ends at Bear Island Trail and Campground in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Turner River Road Scenic Drive takes you through open prairi...
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The Janes Memorial Scenic Drive is the main access point to the majority of hiking and biking trails in the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Fakahatchee Strand Preserve is the largest state park in Florida and is home to a variety of plant and animal species that can be found nowhere else in ...
Learn more about Janes Memorial Scenic Drive

The Wagon Wheel Road, also known as County Road 837, connects Turner River Road at the east end and County Road 29 at the west end in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Wagon Wheel Road takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash Pine. The canal next to t...
Learn more about Wagon Wheel Road - CR 837

The Birdon Road, also known as County Road 841, starts at US 41 at the south end and ends at Wagon Wheel Road in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Birdon Road gives you access to the SWAMP Education Center and takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash ...
Learn more about Birdon Road - CR 841

The Turner River Road, also known as County Road 839, starts at US 41 at the south end next to the H.P. Williams Wildlife Viewing Area and ends at Bear Island Trail and Campground in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Turner River Road Scenic Drive takes you through open prairi...
Learn more about Turner River Road - CR 839

The Janes Memorial Scenic Drive is the main access point to the majority of hiking and biking trails in the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Fakahatchee Strand Preserve is the largest state park in Florida and is home to a variety of plant and animal species that can be found nowhere else in ...
Learn more about Janes Memorial Scenic Drive

The Wagon Wheel Road, also known as County Road 837, connects Turner River Road at the east end and County Road 29 at the west end in the north part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Wagon Wheel Road takes you through open prairies, stands of Bald Cypress, and Slash Pine. The canal next to t...
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