From Rugged Wilderness to Beach Chic
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Look no further than Florida’s Paradise Coast for a vacation that includes high-end shopping and dining, sweeping white-sand beaches and first-rate... more info
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Swamp-Walking the Everglades at Big Cypress National Preserve
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Before you go jumping to icky conclusions, a swamp walk in the Big Cypress National Preserve or nearby Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park is not a... more info
Know the Paradise Coast Blueway Trail
The Paradise Coast Blueway trail development effort began with the Ten Thousand Islands section (Phase 1), which covers the wilderness area between Ev... more info
Wellness Retreats and Ecotours in the Florida Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands
Everglades National Park and Ten Thousand Islands Tours Explore the Ten Thousand Islands and western portion of Everglades National Park, a UNESCO Wor... more info
Kid Events in Naples: The Best of Summer Family Vacations in Paradise
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Castles for Kids Sandsculpting Contest more info
Blueway Maps
Click on any of the map images below to download detailed, printable maps* of the Blueway. more info
Big Cypress Gallery Swamp Walks
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Located behind Big Cypress Gallery in the Everglades, guided swamp walk tours take you through a rare dwarf cypress prairie and exotic cypress strand.... more info
Blueway Itineraries
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Phase I Main Trail TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS TRAIL ROUTE: CHOKOLOSKEE TO GOODLAND more info
Ghost Orchid Hunting
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The Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park became nationally famous following the release of Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief.... more info
A Quick History of Naples & the Paradise Coast
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In the late 1800s, during U.S. surveys of Southwest Florida, a senator from Louisville, General John S.... more info
