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Everglades National Park
Otter Cave Hammock Trail

Trail Length:  0.25 miles (400 meters) one way

Wheelchair Accessible:  No

Bicycles / Skateboards / rollerskates allowed:  No

Trail Description: A rough limestone trail through a tropical hardwood forest with small footbridges over a small stream. Check at the Shark Valley Visitor Center for current conditions of trail, it sometimes can be flooded during the summer.

Directions to Trail:  Begins 0.5 miles (800 meters) behind the Shark Valley Visitor Center, off the Tram Road.

 
Otter Cave Hammock Trail
Entrance to Otter Cave Hammock Trail.
 
Otter Cave Hammock Trail
Stroll through the shade of the Otter Cave Hammock Trail.
Sawgrass Prairie  

Did You Know?
The Everglades used to span from Lake Okeechobee in central Florida all the way down to Florida Bay. Now only 25% of the historic Everglades remains, which is being protected by the National Park.

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Last Updated: January 12, 2008 at 17:07 EST