Seminole

The Seminole section of the Florida Trail starts at the southern boundary of the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation and extends north to Lake Okeechobee along a series of canals used to drain what was once the unbroken sawgrass of the Everglades for agricultural use. Hikers will see active ranching and sugar cane harvesting as they are hiking, and encounters with caracara and other raptors are likely. A segment of the trail passes through Rotenberger WMA, where there is a rookery of yellow-crowned night herons.

Camping along the L-1 Canal
location: near Devil's Garden
PHOTO CREDIT: Sandra Friend / Florida Trail Association
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Hiking along the L-1A Canal
location: near Devil's Garden
PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Coveney / Florida Trail Association
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Hiking along the Miami Canal
location: near Lake Harbor
PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Coveney / Florida Trail Association
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Backpacking the L-3 Canal
location: just north of Big Cypress Seminole Reservation
PHOTO CREDIT: Paul Guyon / Florida Trail Association
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Sugar cane harvesting
PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Coveney / Florida Trail Association

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Seminole