Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Naples, FL

          A 2.25 mile boardwalk meanders through pine flatwoods, open prairie, and finally into the largest forest of ancient bald cypress in North America.  These impressive trees, relatives of the redwood tower 130 feet in the sky and have a girth of 25 feet.  Corkscrew's water is actually a slow moving river that flows to the southwest toward the Gulf of Mexico.  Plants and trees help filter the water, keeping it sweet and clear.  The forest is also home to hundreds of alligators, otters, Florida black bear, white-tailed deer and red-bellied turtles.

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Visitors Center Entrance	Hurricane Wilma damage at start of the 2.5 mile boardwalk	More Hurricane Wilma damage	Cypress Trees in swamp area	More cypress trees
Swamp view	Boardwalk through swamp area	Air Plant information	View of boardwalk through swamp area	Deer behind brush
Deer in sawgrass	Birds in sawgrass area	Black Snake	Ibis feeding in swamp	Swamp view
White Heron in swamp pool	View 2 of White Heron in swamp pool	Swamp view	Swamp view	Crane looking for lunch