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Everglades National Park Visitors on the West Lake Trail
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Everglades National Park
West Lake Trail

Trail Length:  0.5 miles (800 meters) round trip

Wheelchair Accessible:  Yes

Bicycles Allowed:  No

Trail Description:  This self-guided boardwalk trail wanders through a forest of white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), black mangrove (Avicennia nitida), red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), and buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) trees to the edge of West Lake.

Directions to Trail: Seven miles (11km) north of the Flamingo Visitor Center on the main park road.

 
West Lake Trail
Visitors with a ranger along the West Lake Trail
 
West Lake Trail
An aerial view of the West Lake Trail boardwalk

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Last Updated: February 18, 2010 at 13:51 MST