Boardwalks
Verified boardwalks and elevated walkways — gentle, scenic walks through swamps, marshes and mangroves, several of them wheelchair accessible.
- Big Cypress Bend BoardwalkCopeland, FLA boardwalk through Fakahatchee Strand swamp ending at an alligator pond and observation deck.
- Caloosahatchee Creeks PreserveNorth Fort Myers, FLWetland, hammock and pine flatwoods trails along the north bank of the Caloosahatchee.
- Corkscrew Swamp SanctuaryNaples, FLA Ramsar Wetland of International Importance protecting the largest remaining old-growth bald cypress forest.
- CREW Bird Rookery Swamp TrailNaples, FLFormer logging tramways crossing a maple-cypress swamp rich in wildlife.
- CREW Marsh TrailsImmokalee, FLFree marked loop trails through pine flatwoods, oak hammocks and popash slough along a 5,000-acre sawgrass marsh.
- Gordon River GreenwayNaples, FLA 140-acre ecological corridor with 2.5 miles of trails through six native plant communities in urban Naples.
- Myakka River State ParkSarasota, FLOne of Florida's oldest and largest state parks — 58 square miles of river, prairies, hammocks, pinelands and wetlands.
- Six Mile Cypress Slough PreserveFort Myers, FLA 1.2-mile elevated, fully accessible boardwalk through a freshwater wetland in Fort Myers.
Beaches
Clam Pass reaches the beach by a three-quarter-mile boardwalk through mangroves, with a free tram.
- Clam Pass ParkNaples, FLA 35-acre coastal habitat with a three-quarter-mile boardwalk through mangroves to the beach; a free tram is documented — confirm its current schedule before visiting.Official site
Worth the Trip
Outside Southwest Florida, but worth the drive.