Visitor Information (updated
yearly)
No Daily-Use Permit currently required. To hunt or fish you must possess
the appropriate license
and permit.
Betsy Purdum
Kiosk along I-75
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Eight interpretive kiosks along I-75 provide information on
endangered species, fire management, sport fishing and the Everglades
ecosystems. At these sites are boat ramps, and picnic tables. A wildlife
exhibit is now complete within the rest area located at mile marker 36
on I-75. The exhibit characterizes each community type within the
Everglades ecosystem from the prairies of Central Florida to the
mangroves of Florida Bay.
Several recreation areas are located along the boundary of the wildlife management
area: Loxahatchee Recreation Area, Sawgrass Recreation Area, Everglades
Holiday Park, Thompson Park, and Mac’s Fish Camp. These facilities,
along with several on Tamiami Trail, provide boat ramps, camping facilities,
boat rentals, airboat tours, fishing guides, bait and tackle supplies,
and food.
Map of Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA
- pdf file
Open year-round except when designated closed due to conditions that
require closure to protect the area's resources or the safety of the
area users.
Outside of Water Management District canals all vessels including airboats
must be equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12
inches long and displayed at least 10 feet above the bottom of the vessel.
Airboat trails are established in strategic locations throughout the
management area to increase access to the marsh areas for anglers, duck
hunters, and other recreational users.
During archery, muzzleloading, and
general gun-walk seasons, only ATVs are permitted for hunting. While an
ATV is in motion, no person shall occupy any platform or structure
attached to it. No ATV may be equipped with a steering mechanism that
would enable the ATV to be operated from a platform or structure
attached to it. No person shall operate any ATV, motorized two-wheeled
vehicle, or motorized three-wheeled vehicle unless it is equipped with
an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and displayed
at a minimum height of 6 feet above the top of the seat.
Vehicle
use regulations.
Southwestern Palm Beach, western Broward, and northwestern Miami-Dade counties.
From Naples - Take I-75 south (Alligator Alley) to mm 36.
From Ft. Lauderdale - Take I-595 west to I-75 north (Alligator
Alley). Take I-75 north to mm 36.
View a location map - pdf
file
Additional wildlife
viewing sites in the vicinity.
Miami (15 miles east), Ft. Lauderdale (10 miles east), and Boca Raton
(10 miles northeast).
