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Everglades National Park
Motors

All motors are prohibited on all freshwater lakes; Mud, Bear, East Fox, Middle Fox, Little Fox, and Gator Lakes; Homestead Canal; all associated small lakes on Cape Sable inland from Lake Ingraham; Henry, Little Henry, Seven Palm, Middle, Monroe, Long, and the Lungs Lakes; Alligator Creek from the shoreline of Garfield Bight to West Lake; all inland creeks and lakes north of Long Sound, Joe Bay, and Little Madeira Bay except those ponds and lakes associated with Taylor River; Bear Lake, Noble Hammock, Coot Bay Pond and Mud Lake canoe trails; Raulerson's Marsh (near Lake Ingraham); the Hells Bay canoe trail from the trailhead to the mouth of the creek at Lard Can campsite bay; and from the creek at the southeast end of West Lake (into Long Lake) through to the mouth of Alligator Creek at Garfield Bight. Water craft with engines of 6 horsepower or less are permitted on West Lake. 

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Many of the orchids found within the Everglades are "epiphytic," growing on host trees that are used for support. This adaptation allows a variety of plants to grow in an otherwise harsh environment.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST