Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park - Florida

Home to the famed ghost orchid, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve is known to many as the "Amazon of North America." The Park is home to a variety of forests and habitats, from swamp and prairie to tropical hardwood hammock and pine rock land, and boasts over 50 types of orchids, making it the Orchid Capital of the continent. In addition to the exotic flowers, Fakahatchee is also home to Royal Palm, bald cypress, bromeliads, and ferns, which can be seen on the guided tours. Visitors will enjoy the 2,000-foot-long boardwalk, which allows you to get up close to the amazing natural beauty here. And for the ambitious park-goer - don't miss the waist-deep swamp walks and canoe trips at Fakahatchee State Park!

Boaters and campers enjoy the park year-round. Houseboaters and other power boaters cruise some of the 15,000 surface-acres of the giant reservoir. Daily and seasonal slip and mooring ball rentals and gasoline for boats are available at the park's Two Rivers Marina. Navajo's campgrounds have 137 campsites; all sites are open year-round. Fishing enthusiasts catch crappie, large-mouth and small-mouth bass, northern pike, trout, bluegill and catfish in the reservoir.