Big Cypress National Preserve
From the Naples Preserve take US 41 South. At the corner of US41 and 5th Ave South, turn left continuing on US41. The Preserve boundary is approximately 40 miles from this intersection and the Cypress Visitor Center is another 20 miles on the left side of the road, about halfway between Naples and Miami.
Contact:
Lisa Andrews
33100 Tamiami Trail E.
Ochopee, FL 34141
Phone: 239-695-1164
Fax: 239-695-3901
Email: lisa_andrews@nps.gov
Clam Pass Beach Park
Take US41 (9th Street N.) North to Seagate Drive. Turn Left (West) on Seagate Drive and proceed to the park. The park is straight ahead at the West End of Seagate Drive.
Contact:
Nancy Olsen
3300 Santa Barbara Blvd.
Naples, FL 34116
Phone: 239-353-0404
Email: nancyolson@colliergov.net
Collier County Museum
Travel East on US41 to Airport-Pulling Road. Turn left into the Collier County Government Complex at the corner of Airport-Pulling Road and US 41. Follow the signs to the 5 acre museum site.
Contact:
David Southall
3301 Tamiami Trail E
Naples, FL 34112
Phone: 239-774-8476
Fax: 239-774-8580
Email: davidsouthall@colliergov.net
Collier Seminole State Park
Travel east (right) on Fleischmann Blvd. Turn right onto Goodlette-Frank Road. Turn east (left) onto Tamiami Trail (US 41). Travel east US 41 for approximately 15 miles and the entrance will be on the right hand side of the road.
Contact:
Chad Lach
20200 Tamiami Trail East
Naples, Florida 34114
Phone: 239-394-3397
Fax: 239-394-5113
Email: Chad.Lach@dep.state.fl.us
Conservancy Of Southwest Florida Nature Center
Drive east (turn right) on Fleischmann Blvd. Turn south (right) onto Goodlette-Frank Rd. Turn east (left) onto 14th Ave. North. Enter the Naples Nature Center off of 14th Ave. North.
Contact:
Steve Carbol
1450 Merrihue Dr.
Naples, Florida 34102
Phone: 239-262-0304
Fax: 239-262-0672
Email: Stevec@conservancy.org
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Travel North on Tamiami Trail North (US 41) to Immokalee Road (CR 846). Turn east (right) onto Immokalee Road. Travel 21 miles to Sanctuary Road (CR 849). Turn North (left) onto Sanctuary Road, stay on pavement 2 miles to Sanctuary entrance. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is open every day of the year, except in extreme weather. The boardwalk is wheelchair accessible.
Contact:
Sally Stein
Ed Carlson
375 Sanctuary Rd.
Naples, Florida
Phone: 239-348-9143
Fax: 239-348-9145
Email: sstein@audubon.org
Crew Land & Water Trust
Take Tamiami Trail (US 41) north to Pine Ridge Road. Turn east (right) on Pine Ridge Road and travel to I-75. Drive north on I-75 for 16 miles. Take Exit 123 (Corkscrew Rd./TECO Arena/FGCU). Turn east (right) onto Corkscrew Road and travel 18 miles (past to 90 degree curves). The entrance to CREW Marsh Trails is recessed and easy to miss. Look for a small white sign on the gate that reads "4600" and then look for a grassy parking area. The registration kiosk is set back from the road near the trailhead. Trails are open sunrise to sunset 365 days a year.
Contact:
Brenda Brooks-Solveson
23998 Corkscrew Rd.
Estero, Florida 33928
Phone: 239-657-2253 (Office)
239-229-3948 (Cell)
Fax: 239-867-3230
Eagle Lake Community Park Bird Sanctuary
Continue South on Tamiami Trail (US41) Turn Left onto 5th Ave South/Tamiami Trail (US41) Eagle Lakes Community Park will be on the left from Tamiami Trail E.
Contact:
Nancy E. Olsen
11565 Tamiami Trail E
Naples, Florida 34113
Phone: 239-350-0404
Email: nancyolson@colliergov.net
Everglades National Parks
Continue South on Tamiami Trail (US41) Turn Left onto 5th Ave South/Tamiami Trail (US41). Travel approximately 37 miles on Tamiami Trial (US41) to State Road 29 (SR29). Turn right on SR29. Travel 3 miles to Everglades City. Continue 2 miles through town to the Ranger Station/Visitor Center of Everglades National Park.
Contact:
Susan Reece
PO Box 120
Everglades City, Florida 34139
Phone: 239-695-3311
Fax: 239-695-3621
Email: Susan_reece@nps.gov
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve
To get to the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk, travel south on Tamiami Trail. Turn left on 5th Avenue South (Tamiami Trail E.). Travel a mile or two past Port of the Islands and the boardwalk will be on the left hand side of the road. There is additional parking on the right had side. Please watch for traffic when stopping and pulling off the road and when crossing the road on foot.
Contact:
Dennis J. Giardina
PO Box 548
Copeland, FL 33926
Office: 239-695-4593
Fax: 239-695-4947
Immokalee Pioneer Museum At Roberts Ranch
Take US41 North to Immokalee Road. Turn Right onto Immokalee Road and travel about 30 miles. Immokalee Road curves into County HWY 846. Stay on Hwy 846 about 4 miles. Turn Left on East Main Street, the museum will be on your right past Roberts Ave.
Contact:
Lee Mitchell
1215 Roberts Ave. West
Immokalee, FL 34142
Phone: 239-658-2466
Fax: 239-698-0019
Email: leemitchell@colliergov.net
Janes Scenic Drive
Continue south on Tamiami Trail. Turn left on 5th Avenue South (Tamiami Trail E.). Turn left onto State Road 29 and travel for about four miles and turn left onto Janes Scenic Drive. Janes Scenic Drive makes a sharp turn to the right about 100 yards down from the entrance. Go one mile north for the office and 11 miles across the Fakahatchee Preserve to the Picayune Strand State Forest. The road is bumpy and in the summer it is often flooded.
Contact:
Dennis J. Giardina
P.O. Box 548
Copeland, FL 34137
Office: 239-695-4593
Fax: 239-695-4947
Lely Barefoot Beach
Travel east (right) on Fleischmann Blvd. Turn left (north) onto Goodlette-Frank Road. Turn left onto Vanderbilt Beach Road. Turn Right on Tamiami Trail North (US 41). Continue on Tamiami Trail North (US 41). Turn left onto Bonita Beach Rd. S.W. and then turn left onto Barefoot Beach Blvd.
Contact:
Nancy E. Olson
1 Barefoot Beach Boulevard
Bonita Springs, Florida 34134
Phone: 239-353-0404
Email: nancyolson@colliergov.net
Museum Of The Everglades
Continue South on Tamiami Trail (US41) Turn Left onto 5th Ave South/Tamiami Trail (US41) Turn Right on to County Road 29; Continue South into Everglades City. Turn Right on West Broadway.
Contact:
105 West Broadway
Everglades City, Florida 34139
Phone: 239-695-0008
Fax: 239-695-0036
Email: timothyengland@colliergov.net
Naples Botanical Garden
Travel east (right) onto Fleischmann Blvd. Turn south (right) onto Goodlette-Frank Road. Turn (east) left onto Tamiami Trail (US 41). Turn right at the light onto Bayshore Drive. The parking entrance is on Thomasson Drive.
Contact:
Thomas Hecker
Sally Richardson
4820 Bayshore Drive
Naples, Florida 34112
Phone: 239-643-7275
Email: Thecker@naplesgarden.org
LLoyner@naplesgarden.org
Naples Depot Museum
Turn east (right) onto Fleischmann Blvd. Turn south (right) onto Goodlette-Frank Road. Turn west (right) onto Tamiami Trail E (US 41, 5th Ave South). The Naples Depot Museum is located on the corner of 5th Ave South and 10th Street South.
Contact:
1051 5th Ave South
Naples, Florida 34102
Phone: 239-262-6525
Email: garyvincent@colliergov.net
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
Turn east (right) onto Fleischmann Blvd. The Naples Zoo parking lot is located just east of the Fleischmann Blvd. and Goodlette-Frank stop light.
Contact:
David Tetzlaff
1590 Goodlette-Frank Road
Naples, Florida 34102
Phone: 239-262-5409
Picayune Strand State Forest
Continue north onto Tamiami Trail North and turn east (right) onto Golden Gate Parkway. Turn north (left) at County Road 951 (CR951). Travel 4.7 miles north to Golden Gate Boulevard. Turn right onto Golden Gate Boulevard and go approximately 8.8 miles east to Everglades Boulevard. Turn right on Everglades Boulevard and go south to main entrance of Picayune Strand State Forest.
Contact:
Carlos Bustos
2121 52ne Ave SE
Naples, FL 34117
Phone: 239-348-7557
239-690-3500 ext. 123
Email: bustosc@doacs.state.fl.us
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Turn Right on Fleischmann Blvd. Turn Right on Goodlette Frank Road. Turn Left on US41/Tamiami Trial East. Drive approximately five miles on US 41 and then turn right onto Collier Blvd/CR951. Drive one mile on CR951 and turn right onto Tower Road.
Contact:
Randy McCormick
300 Tower Road
Naples, Florida 34113
Phone: 239-417-6310
Fax: 239-417-6315
Email: randy.mccormick@dep.state.fl.us
Shy Wolf Sanctuary
The Shy Wolf Sanctuary operates by appointment only. Please see the web site at http://www.shywolfsanctuary.com or call for information.
Contact:
Michael Kloman
PO Box 3032
Naples, FL 34106
Phone: 239-455-1698
239-450-4541 (Cell)
Email: shywolfsanctuary@aol.com
Tigertail Beach County Park
Take Fleischmann Blvd. To Goodlette Frank Road, travel South (turn right) on Goodlette Frank Road. Turn left on to Tamiami Trail (US 41), and stay on Tamiami Trail approximately 8 miles to the intersection of Tamiami Trail and Collier Blvd. Turn Right on Collier Blvd. Stay on Collier Blvd for another 8 miles onto Marco Island and turn right on Kendall Drive. Take Kendal a half-mile to Hernando Dr. and turn Left.
Contact:
Park Rangers
480 Hernando Drive
Marco Island, FL 34145
Phone: 239-353-0404
Email: nancyolson@colliergov.net
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
Driving directions from the Naples Preserve: Go north on U.S. 41 (Tamiami
Trail) to 111th Avenue (Immokalee Road). Turn left (west) and continue on 111th
Avenue to the Park entrance.
Contact:
Park Manager: Robert Steiger
Park Service Specialist: Carolyn Shaw
11135 Gulfshore Drive
Naples, Florida 34108
Phone: 239-597-6196
FAX: 239-597-8223
Email: carolyn.l.shaw@dep.state.fl.us
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