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This guide showcases how to paddle the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway route, 17 day and overnight paddles, and everything else you need to know to paddle in the Everglades.
List of contents
Everglades Wilderness Waterway Overview Map
Front Cover
Overview Map Key
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: On the Everglades Wilderness Waterway
- Section 1/u: Everglades City/Chokoloskee Island
- Section 2/T: Chokoloskee Island/Lopez River Campsite or Crooked Creek Chickee
- Section 3/S: Lopez River Campsite or Crooked Creek Chickee/Marker 123
- Section 4/R: Marker 123/Marker 107
- Section 5/Q: Marker 107/The Watson Place or Sweetwater Chickee
- Section 6/P: The Watson Place or Sweetwater Chickee/Marker 79
- Section 7/O: Marker 79/Plate Creek Chickee or Lostmans Five Campsite
- Section 8/N: Plate Creek Chickee or Lostmans Five Campsite/Marker 49
- Section 9/M: Marker 49/East End of Big Lostmans Bay
- Section 10/L: East End of Big Lostmans Bay/Willy Willy Campsite or Rodgers River Chickee
- Section 11/K: Willy Willy Campsite or Rodgers River Chickee/Marker 26
- Section 12/J: Marker 26/Camp Lonesome or Broad River Campsite
- Section 13/I: Broad River Campsite & Highland Beach Excursion
- Section 14/H: Broad River Campsite/Harney River Chickee via The
Nightmare
- Section 15/G: Harney River Chickee/Marker 9 or Canepatch Campsite
- Section 16/F: Marker 9 or Canepatch Campsite/Shark River Chickee
- Section 17/E: Shark River Chickee/Oyster Bay Chickee
- Section 18/D: Oyster Bay Chickee/Joe River Chickee
- Section 19/C: Joe River Chickee/South Joe River Chickee
- Section 20/B: South Joe River Chickee/Tarpon Creek
- Section 21/A: Tarpon Creek/Flamingo
- Map 22: The Historical Route
Part Two: North Everglades Day & Overnight Paddles
- Plan Ahead
- Day Paddles—Everglades City Area
- Halfway Creek/Turner River Loop
- Lopez River Route
- Sandfly Island
- Sandfly Island Loop
- Smallwood Store Loop
- Overnight Paddles—Everglades City Area
- Hurddles Creek Loop
- Indian Key Pass
- Jewell Key
Part Three: South Everglades Day & Overnight Paddles
- Plan Ahead
- Day Paddles— Flamingo Area
- Bear Lake Canoe Trail
- Mud Lake Canoe Trail
- Nine Mile Pond
- Noble Hammock Canoe Trail
- Overnight Paddles— Flamingo Area
- Hells Bay Canoe Trail
- Johnson Key
- Shark Point
- South Joe River
- West Lake to Alligator Creek
Part Four: Summer Paddling
Part Five: The Campsites
Part Six: Everglades Flora, Fauna, People, & Places
Appendix 1: Checklist
Appendix 2: Launch Sites
Appendix 3: Outfitters, Suppliers, & Canoe/Kayak Rentals
Appendix 4: Resource Overview
Appendix 5: Internet Resources
Appendix 6: Suggested Reading
Appendix 7: Wilderness Waterway GPS Coordinates
IndexMap legendAbout the AuthorsEverglades North & South Day & Overnight PaddlesOverview Map
About the author
A longtime outdoor adventurer, Holly Genzen has a master’s degree in outdoor education and a PhD in educational administration; she was an associate professor at National Louis University. An avid hiker, she has solo thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, and in recent years, she has focused her canoeing and kayaking activities on Florida’s many springs, rivers, and coastal trails. She has been a volunteer resident at former President and Mrs. Hoover’s Camp Rapidan in Shenandoah National Park, and she is a volunteer at Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis, Florida. Holly lives in Leesburg, Florida, with her husband,
Gary, and cat, Sherman.
McCrary Sullivan had her earliest water adventures before she was old enough to walk. She is now an avid paddler and a naturalist volunteer in Everglades National Park. She first visited the park as an artist in residence, and her book of poems, Ecology II: Throat Song from the Everglades (WordTech Editions; Cincinnati, OH; 2009), explores flora, fauna, and ecology through a poetic lens. She has an MFA in poetry and a PhD in English education, and is recently retired from National Louis University where she was a professor of interdisciplinary studies.
Summary
This guide showcases how to paddle the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway route, 17 day and overnight paddles, and everything else you need to know to paddle in the Everglades.
