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Why Famous

  • The Florida Trail: passes through Glades County for nearly 41 miles.
  • Ortona Indian Mound Park.
  • Lake Okeechobee is a vast freshwater inland sea.
  • Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail for hiking and bicycling.
  • Platt Branch Wildlife and Environmental Area: old-growth longleaf pine forests, red-cockaded woodpeckers, broad open prairies, scrub plants on ancient sands, rare cutthroat grass seeps.

Destination Facts

  • Glades County was created in 1921.
  • It was named for the Florida Everglades.
  • Indigenous people lived in this area for thousands of years.
  • the city of Moore Haven, was founded on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, by James A. Moore in 1915.

Area Information

  • Its county seat is Moore Haven, Florida.
  • the county has a total area of 986 square miles.
  • 774 square miles of land and 213 square miles of open water, including 42 miles of shoreline, 52 miles of pristine canoeing trails, and more than 60 miles of riverfront.

Why Visit glades

  • Bicycling  Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail.
  • Florida’s original alligator and crocodile adventure, Gatorama.
  • Fishing shoreline on Lake Okeechobee.
  • Hiking Florida Trail.
  • Popular destination for duck hunters during the winter months.
  • Paddling: Fisheating Creek.

Best Time to Visit glades

  • Later in the year, after the rains.

Transport

  • Florida State Road 25, State Road 29, State Road 70, State Road 78.
  • Hilliards Private Airport, Last Chance Ranch Airport, Lykes Brighton Airport, Lykes Palmdale Airport, Moore Haven Airport, Sundance Farms Airport.

Lifestyle

  • Chalo Nitka Festival is a celebration of local history and culture, similar to a county fair.
  • Buckhead Ridge Catfish Festival, Sour Orange Festival.

Languages

  • English.
  • Spanish.

Budget

$50-$200