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Big Cypress National Preserve
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- Designation
- National Preserve
- State
- FL
- Park address
- Ochopee, FL
- Entrance fee
- No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
- Camping
- 8 campgrounds listed by NPS
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Nearby ParkQwest Places
- Everglades National ParkNational Park · Approximately 49 miles away (straight line)
- Biscayne National ParkNational Park · Approximately 64 miles away (straight line)
- De Soto National MemorialNational Memorial · Approximately 144 miles away (straight line)
- Dry Tortugas National ParkNational Park · Approximately 171 miles away (straight line)
- Canaveral National SeashoreNational Seashore · Approximately 196 miles away (straight line)
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Notes
Designation Date: 10/11/1974
The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp, essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades, support the rich marine estuaries along Florida's southwest coast. Conserving over 729,000 acres of this vast swamp, Big Cypress National Preserve contains a mixture of tropical and temperate plant communities that are home to diverse wildlife, including the Endangered Florida panther.