Paddling near Everglades City, FL

Everglades City sits at the edge of Everglades National Park in Collier County, flanked by the Ten Thousand Islands and the tidal estuaries of Florida's Gulf Coast. The area draws paddlers to one of the largest mangrove forests in North America, with routes ranging from a few-hour loops to the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway backcountry traverse to Flamingo.