| Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park | |
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| Location | Collier County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Naples, Florida |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve is a Florida State Park just west of Copeland, Florida. It is located in the Fakahatchee Strand, a thread of forested swamp in Big Cypress, part of the Florida Everglades, on SR 29.
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Plants found in the park include royal palm, bald cypress, bromeliads, ferns, and orchids.
Among the wildlife of the park are a number of threatened and endangered species: the Florida panther, Wood Stork, black bear, fox squirrel, and Everglades mink. The park also is home to white-tailed deer, raccoons, opossums, Red-shouldered Hawks, turkeys, owls, and vultures. Alligators, ducks, Sandhill Cranes, Roseate Spoonbills, Bald Eagles, and osprey can be seen in the park.
Activities include plant and wildlife viewing. Amenities include Janes Scenic Drive, an 11–mile–long unpaved, gravel road, a 2,000 foot boardwalk and guided tours.
Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).
The swamp, home of the rare Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii), was featured in the novel The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. The book was the source for Charlie Kaufman's screenplay for the movie Adaptation. [1]
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