Chokoloskee Bay
Chokoloskee Bay
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Excellent place for canoeing where you can see native plants and animals.
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Steve5863
Avon, OH12,812 contributions
Mar 2019 • Family
Chokoloskee Bay, about 10 miles (16.1k) long, is tucked between the southwest coast of Florida near Everglades City and the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of mangrove covered islands, most which are protected by Everglades National Park. There area around the bay is unspoiled and has changed little over the decades providing one with an old-time, authentic Florida feel.
Being protected by the mangrove maze, full of wildlife and natural beauty, the calm waters make for an excellent place to kayak, canoe, fish and birdwatch. Equipment rentals and fishing charters can be found in both Everglades City and the small community of Chokoloskee a bit further south.
A boat tour of the Ten Thousand Islands is a must do for visitors to this part of Everglades National Park. Popular boat tours are provided by the National Park concessionaire, which depart from the Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City, and by the Smallwood Store that depart from the store in Chokoloskee. We took a sunset cruise with Smallwood Store boat tours which was outstanding.
Being protected by the mangrove maze, full of wildlife and natural beauty, the calm waters make for an excellent place to kayak, canoe, fish and birdwatch. Equipment rentals and fishing charters can be found in both Everglades City and the small community of Chokoloskee a bit further south.
A boat tour of the Ten Thousand Islands is a must do for visitors to this part of Everglades National Park. Popular boat tours are provided by the National Park concessionaire, which depart from the Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City, and by the Smallwood Store that depart from the store in Chokoloskee. We took a sunset cruise with Smallwood Store boat tours which was outstanding.
Written June 1, 2019
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MaryKop
Colorado Springs, CO2,327 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
The bay runs along the area of 10000 Islands and a little spur for Everglades City. Lots of water activities--canoeing, boating, birding and fishing are the primary. Mostly calm where its tucked in and among the islands. Lots of camping along the islands; lots of little villages too
Written January 15, 2018
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Truckie351
475 contributions
Mar 2017 • Solo
If you have access to a boat this is a good spot to get close to spoonbills and other wading birds. At low tide the sand bars are just above water level and attract a variety of birds.
Written August 1, 2017
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MouseDance
Frederick225 contributions
We booked the mangrove boat tour for 11am and it was low tide which was supposed to be a good time to go. Wildlife would be more concentrated in the deep pools. Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time and be sure to slather up with sun block, wear a hat with a chin strap and wear Capri pants or long shorts so you don't get sunburned. Six swivel chairs in these flat bottom boats make it easy to see everything. Dolphins, manatees, birds, rays, and more. Much of the tour is through wide river channels and then you enter a very narrow stream where the mangroves provide a canopy over your head and the light is dappled. This is the southern coast of Florida up close and it's beautiful and mysterious and full of life.
Written April 7, 2015
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Jen J
Chapel Hill, NC218 contributions
Apr 2017 • Friends
Got a little lost along the drive to Everglades and ended up here. Drove right through it without recognizing where we were. Not much there to see...
Written April 28, 2017
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CyndyandByron
Bridgeton, NJ865 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
Leaving the dock of the Everglades City which is part of the Everglades National Park. you will look to your left and the see a wide bay with an island connected by a causeway to Everglades City. On the island there are many beautiful seasonal homes. Also there is the Smallwood Store, an important part of the trade history for local Seminoles and Miccosukees. They brought their pelts, their baskets, their fabric work, etc to trade at this store. But I am sure they checked the tides before they came, unlike us. When we arrived the high tide had flooded the road and the area around the store. So while we got to see it and the surrounding area, we could not enter the building on stilts.
Written October 17, 2016
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Wesley N
Kingswinford, UK305 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
A great place to fish take photos canoe chill out take an air / boat ride birds fish animals reptiles all in there own natural environment
Written February 13, 2016
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eelslaker
Toronto, Canada31 contributions
Apr 2014 • Couples
Take the Mangrove Boat tour with 6 people into the park. Chances are that you will see the manatee en route as well as the ospreys nesting. Pelicans, cranes, aninghas decorate trees father in. Few gators are spotted.
The anecdotes and information on species and wildlife was presented and interesting but what makes this tour pop is when one gets father into the mangroves and you are ducking branches that form a canopy over the waterways.
To understand much of Florida this is a great start.
The anecdotes and information on species and wildlife was presented and interesting but what makes this tour pop is when one gets father into the mangroves and you are ducking branches that form a canopy over the waterways.
To understand much of Florida this is a great start.
Written April 17, 2014
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retiredgasman
Brownsburg, IN39 contributions
Jan 2016 • Solo
We reserved the boat trip through the mangrove...big motor problem...after an hr delay they gave us the free boat trip Ten Thousand Islands. The captain & the guide were very good . . . but it was just a boat trip - we did see some wildlife and some dolphins-but the excitement level was fair. It did occupy 2 hrs of our day for our 2 grandchildren and a total of 6. Our daughter did take the Mangrove boat trip - she enjoyed the views but was eaten alive by the mosquitoes (even with insect repellent). Hindsight, we probably should have taken an air boat, but they cannot access the park where we were at. Did mark this one off of our bucket list
Written January 7, 2016
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Brian0Tindall
Los Angeles, CA114 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
I am so happy that we got a chance to see this area from a kayak it gives you a chance to see nature with out a huge motor scaring everything away. We went with evergladesareatours and had a blast, even had a chance to walk around on the islands.
Written March 8, 2015
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