• The Florida panther's watchful gaze- Courtesy- Ralph Arwood

    Big Cypress

    National Preserve Florida

  • ORV Related Closures

    Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2012, Zone 4 airboat access within Big Cypress National Preserve will be closed due to low water conditions. Other areas of the Preserve will be closed to recreational ORV access from June 4 through August 2. More »

Response Time for Addition Lands GMP Extended

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Date: August 28, 2006

Due to recent problems with the National Park Service’s "Planning, Environment and Public Comment" web-site, the comment period related to the Addition Lands General Management Plan has been extended to July 18, 2006, 11:59 pm mountain time.

Those interested in submitting comments related to the planning process may e-mail us.

Did You Know?

Many large trees that did exist were harvested in the early 1900s.

There are few "big cypress" in Big Cypress National Preserve. The name comes from the great expanse of cypress forest, hundreds of thousands of acres, within the Big Cypress Swamp.