| A 729,000-acre unit of the National Park Service in south Florida. Located in eastern Collier County, it is part of the Everglades ecosystem and a critical watershed for the Ten Thousand Islands area to the southwest. A diverse wild area of cypress swamps, prairies, pinelands, hardwood hammocks and mangrove estuary and is home to a variety of wildlife. Directions: Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center on U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trl.), about 30 mi. east of Naples and 70 mi. west of Miami. Oasis Visitor Center on U.S. 41(Tamiami Trl.), about 50 mi. east of Naples and 50 west of Miami. |
