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Everglades National ParkVisitors on the Eco Pond Trail
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Everglades National Park
Eco Pond Trail

Trail Length:  0.5 miles (800 meters) round trip

Wheelchair Accessible:  No

Bicycles Allowed:  No

Trail Description:  Stroll around this freshwater pond and enjoy a wide variety of wading birds, song birds, ducks, and other wildlife.  Alligators and Florida softshell turtles often cruise the pond. Visitors should know that the ramped viewing platform was heavily damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005 and has been removed.

Directions to Trail:  On the right past the Flamingo Visitor Center.

 
Eco Pond Trail
Visitors bird watching from the observation platform on Eco Pond Trail
 
Eco Pond Trail
Aerial view of Eco Pond Trail
Kayak on Beach  

Did You Know?
Kayaking and canoeing are superb ways to visit the habitats of Everglades National Park. Paddle through shady mangrove tunnels, bright sawgrass prairies, open ponds and lakes, or along the stunning coastlines for an experience you’ll never forget!

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Last Updated: January 23, 2008 at 13:20 EST