Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Introduction to the Everglades 1
What It's Like-Paddling the Everglades 4
Natural History 7
Human History 12
Climate 15
Navigation 17
Navigational Considerations 20
Potential Hazards 22
Trip Planning 27
Heavy-Use Periods 28
Wilderness Waterway 28
Paddlers' Waterway 29
Rules and Regulations 30
Equipment 31
Backcountry Pastimes 37
The Routes
Florida Bay
Dead Terrapin Key Route 41
Dildo Key Bank Route 43
East Cape Route 44
First National Bank Route 46
Johnson Key Route 48
Little Rabbit Key Route 50
North Nest Key Loop 51
Snake Bight Route 53
Cape Sable, Whitewater Bay, and the South
Big Sable Route 55
Buttonwood Canal Route 57
Cormorant Pass Route 59
The Cutoff Route 61
East River Route 63
Hells Bay Canoe Trail 64
Joe River Route 67
The Labyrinth Route 68
Lane River Route 70
Little Sable Creek-Lake Ingraham Route 72
Middle Cape Route 74
Mud Lake Loop 77
Nine Mile Pond Loop 79
Noble Hammock Loop 81
North River Route 83
Roberts River Route 84
West Lake Canoe Trail 86
Whitewater Bay Route 88
The Central Rivers Area
Broad River Route 91
Cabbage Island Shortcut 93
Graveyard Creek Route 94
Harney River Route 97
Highland Beach Route 99
Little Banana Patch Loop 101
Lostmans River Route 103
The Nightmare Route 105
North Harney River Route 108
Ponce de Leon Bay Route 110
Rodgers River Route 112
Rodgers River Bay Route 114
Shark Cutoff Route 116
Tarpon Bay Alternate 118
Toms Creek Route 119
Wood River Route 120
Ten Thousand Islands
Causeway Route 123
Chatham River Route 124
Darwins Place Route 127
Gopher Key-Charley Creek Route 130
Halfway Creek Loop 134
Halfway Creek Canoe Trail 136
Hurddles Creek Route 138
Huston River Route 140
Indian Key Pass Route 142
Last Huston Bay Route 145
Le Mans Route 146
Lopez River Route 148
Northwater Route 150
Pavilion Key Route 152
Rabbit Key Pass Route 155
Sandfly Island Route 157
Turkey Key Route 159
Turner River Canoe Trail 162
West Pass Route 166
Willy Willy Route 168
North of the Park
Blackwater River Route 171
East River Route 174
Morgan River Route 176
Mud Bay-Goodland Route 178
White Horse Key Route 181
Whitney Channel Route 185
The Campsites 187
Suggested Paddling Trips 247
Appendix
A Paddle Routes 252
B Campsite Information 255
C Paddler's Checklist 258
D Boat Rentals and Outfitters 260
Route Maps 263
Acknowledgments 287
