Halfway Creek Paddling Trail

Halfway Creek is a great place to explore mangrove habitat

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Quick Facts

Location:

25.854897 / -81.355624

Amenities

3 listed

Beach/Water Access, Canoe/Kayak/Small Boat Launch, Scenic View/Photo Spot

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Attention: Halfway Creek is not completely passable at this time. You can put in and paddle from Sea Grape Drive in Big Cypress south towards the HC 1 marker. To complete the through-trip, paddlers must head west once they encounter the HC3 / L 15 marker, and continue following the L markers. Once you travel across the “lake,” look for the L 14 marker. The numbers will continue to descend and take you to L 5 or L 6. From there, head west and you will come out by Everglades City. From the L 3 marker up to the L 1 marker is impassable. 
The Halfway Creek-Left Hand Turner-Turner River loop is also not accessible at this time.

The Halfway Creek and Loop Trails are accessible from Everglades City, Chokoloskee, or from the Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center on Sea Grape Drive off of US 41. Depending on your route, the trail is 7.3-11 miles long. Sections of the trail may be impassable at low tide. Contact the Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center at [phone] for questions about water level. 
From Everglades City, the Halfway Creek-Left Hand Turner-Turner River loop is approximately 12-14 miles.
Allow 4-10 hours for these trails.