I lived there for 9 years and worked for NPS at Big Cypress.
Lived on Chokoloskee Island. Go see Dave Shealy at Trail Lakes Campground. He'll be the barefoot guy wandering around.
He knows everything out there. His son has a little Kayak operation that explores the inside Backcountry real well.
Turner River Road is a great Day Drive in dry season...Thousands of birds , Gators and if you drive it at night look for real long snakes laying in the road..Real Long..as in 10 ft. plus.
Any more questions...ask away.

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Posted by Funky Tide 8

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Posted on 11/22/23 at 6:25 pm to Turner River Terror

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lived there for 9 years and worked for NPS at Big Cypress.
Lived on Chokoloskee Island. Go see Dave Shealy at Trail Lakes Campground. He'll be the barefoot guy wandering around.
He knows everything out there. His son has a little Kayak operation that explores the inside Backcountry real well.
Turner River Road is a great Day Drive in dry season...Thousands of birds , Gators and if you drive it at night look for real long snakes laying in the road..Real Long..as in 10 ft. plus.
Any more questions...ask away.

Good stuff man, looks like we'll have to tour Turner River Road at least one of the nights we are there.

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Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:05 am to Turner River Terror

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Turner River Road is a great Day Drive in dry season...Thousands of birds , Gators and if you drive it at night look for real long snakes laying in the road..Real Long..as in 10 ft. plus.

We drove a stretch of Turner River Road one night we were there, but it was a chilly night, in the 50s, so no snakes. Did see an Alligator though. Beautiful area. Would love to spend a week around that area. We hiked the trail at the end of the gravel road at Fakahatchee SP. Didn't see too much besides some herons, but while I stopped to take a leak, my gf walked ahead of me and spooked a massive gator sunning on a bank. Both got spooked. It was a pretty hike.