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Buttonwood Canal

Everglades National Park, FL
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Ranked #15 of 19 attractions in Everglades National Park
4.0 of 5 stars 2 Reviews
Description: This manmade waterway is part of Everglades National Park.
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Ridgefield, CT
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75 helpful votes 75 helpful votes
“Saw a manatee!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2011

Need I say more?? Quite exciting. We had been searching for one and when we walked around the canal area we spotted not one but two lazing in the water. More

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Sunnyvale, California
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Good to see the mangroves up close”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2011

Buttonwood canal is a nice waterway to explore the mangroves, and you'll see the occasional crocodile along the canal banks. This is also the only way to get the canoe/boat campbrounds in the backcountry. DON'T (at risk of being bored to death) take the backcountry boat tours from the Marina. With the price you pay for 2 people, you're better... More

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