• Boardwalk Everglades National Park

    Everglades

    National Park Florida

Christian Point Trail

Trail Length: 1.8 miles (2.9 km) one way

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Bicycles Allowed: No

Trail Description: Wander along a rustic path through a wide diversity of habitats. The trail begins in dense mangroves and buttonwoods full of bromeliads, or airplants. Next, investigate the unusual, salt-loving vegetation of open coastal prairie. Dead buttonwood snags interrupt these expanses that were shaped by hurricanes. Finally, you'll end up along the shore of Snake Bight, best viewed near high tide.

Directions to Trail: One mile (2 km) north of the Flamingo Visitor Center on the main park road.

 
Christian Point Trail
View from the Christian Point Trail
 
Christian Point Trail
Visitors strolling along the Christian Point Trail

Did You Know?

Tropical Hardwood Hammock

The “high and dry” tree islands of the Everglades are called tropical hardwood hammocks. The park marks a significant edge of the northern limits of many subtropical plants and the southern limits of many temperate plants. This provides quite a unique and beautiful landscape.