• Boardwalk Everglades National Park

    Everglades

    National Park Florida

Snake Bight Trail

Trail Length: 1.6 miles (2.6 km) one way

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Bicycles Allowed: Yes, except on the boardwalk at the end of the trail.

Trail Description: Don't let the name deter you! In this play on words, a "bight" is actually a bay (Snake Bight) within a larger bay (Florida Bay). Enter another world as you walk through a tropical hardwood hammock with dozens of tropical tree species. There's great bird watching on the boardwalk at the end of the trail if you plan to arrive near high tide.

Directions to Trail: Four miles (6 km) north of the Flamingo Visitor Center on the main park road.

 
Snake Bight Trail
Boardwalk at the end of Snake Bight Trail
 
Snake Bight Trail
Hike or bike through the shade of Snake Bight Trail

Did You Know?

Prescribed Fire in Everglades National Park

On April 21, 1958, Everglades National Park conducted the first prescribed fire for ecological management in both the Park and the National Park Service.  This burn pioneered using fire as a resource management tool nationwide.