Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
3,500-acre park offering wildlife, a butterfly garden & boardwalk trails through the wetlands.
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(from Google)As stated by a friendly face while we were there, "this park is the best value in southwest Florida", and we would agree! Park is free, parking was extremely cheap, and the walk was very enjoyable. Saw a few gators and other wildlife. They had a bingo card of sorts that kept the littles entertained and engaged. We spent a good 90 minutes here and didn't use the whole park. Would highly recommend!
We're here from frigid Indiana for a week. Knew we wanted to go see the world-famous Everglades at some point. Happened upon Six Mile preserve by accident since we were shopping nearby. This is the dry season so, except for the many beautiful ponds you pass by, everything along the 1-2 mile boardwalk was dry - but interesting none the less. Great walk on a superb boardwalk. Nicely places viewing stations along the way where something of interest was highlighted. Saw a very big alligator sunning on a far platform - impressive! And, for geocachers, this is an excellent Earthcache that covers it all and makes sure you learn a lot about this really fine preserve.
Very well maintained ecological park with boardwalk pathways & lookouts. It's a 1.2 mile walk that's mostly flat making it accessible for everyone. We were able to see alligators, pilliated woodpeckers, egrets, turtles, copperhead snakes & lots of other wildlife. You pay to park but it was only $1 per hour.
Had a great walk through the trails, as long as your taking your time you will spot some of the wildlife. We got a great shot of a gator at the Duck Pond, lots of birds and turtles too! The interactive centre has a little gift shop where we found lots of great books for our daycare and little one on the way! Staff were super friendly, knowledgeable and supportive. A wonderful way to spend an afternoon ✨️
Beautiful place to take a hike along the boardwalk and take in all of the wildlife in the area. It truly is amazing at the diversity of birds and animals. Plan to arrive very early in the morning or around sunset to take full advantage of all of the wildlife. You need at least two to three hours here to take in everything at a nice & easy pace.