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Everglades National ParkMahogany Hammock Trail
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Everglades National Park
Mahogany Hammock Trail

Trail Length:  0.5 miles (800 meters) round trip

Wheelchair Accessible:  Yes

Bicycles Allowed:  No

Trail Description:  This self-guiding boardwalk trail meanders through a dense, jungle-like hardwook "hammock."  Lush vegetation includes gumbo-limbo trees, air plants, and the largest living mahogany tree (Swietenia mahogani) in the United States.

Directions to Trail:  Twenty miles (32 km) from the main park entrance/Ernest Coe Visitor Center.



 
Mahogany Hammock Trail
Strolling along the Mahogany Hammock Trail
 
Mahogany Hammock Trail
Entrance to the Mahogany Hammock Trail
Scenic View of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness  

Did You Know?
Everglades National Park protects the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. The wilderness area is named for Marjory Stoneman Douglas who was instrumental in creating the park, and who coined the phrase "River of Grass."

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Last Updated: August 30, 2007 at 11:17 EST