Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Golden Gate, Florida

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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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...
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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 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 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 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 ...
Learn more about Miller Boulevard

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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 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 trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although open year-round, access is limited to registered motor vehicles only. Using airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles (side-by-sides), swamp buggies, tracked vehicles, or unlicensed or unregistered...
Learn more about Albritton Loop

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 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

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

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 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 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

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

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