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ACCESS AND PARKING Public access provided along the south side of Kanner Hwy., were restored through a three-step S.R. 76, six miles west of Indiantown (22 miles west of DUPUIS Stuart), through four gates: program in which land managers • Gate 1: General vehicular access onto graded, MANAGEMENT AREA plugged old drainage ditches, repaired shell-rock road; brochure on 7.5-mile auto tour available at mailbox Located in Palm Beach County a levee at the southwestern boundary • Gate 2: Trailhead with parking to restore former Everglades marsh, • Gate 3: Equestrian center; accommodates horse trailers • Gate 5: Visitors’ center; ample parking behind center ABOUT DUPUIS and reconnected a portion of the flow A wealth of recreational from the adjacent J.W. Corbett Wildlife HOURS Office at Gate 5 open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. activities awaits you at Management Area. Gates 1-3 open 24 hours a day. On scheduled hunt days, the 21,875-acre DuPuis property is closed to all other recreation. Archaeological sites of early American For a current calendar, visit our Web site at Management Area. A vast Indians date to 500 B.C. Much later on, www.sfwmd.gov/org/clm/lsd/dupcal.html landscape of pine flatwoods, the Seminole Indians used the DuPuis VISITORS’CENTER wet prairies, marshes and cypress Open Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. domes provides a scenic region as a refuge during the Seminole Call for Saturday hours (561) 924-5310. Indian War of 1835, but living off the backdrop for hiking, RESTROOMS AND WATER land quickly proved difficult. Hundreds Restrooms water at visitors’ center equestrian center. bicycling, camping, hunting & & of starving Indians were captured and and other pursuits. DuPuis HOW TO GET THERE subsequently sent to Oklahoma. The From southeast Florida, take I-95 north to PGA Blvd. is far from urban areas and area became known as “The Hungryland.” Go west on PGA Blvd to S.R. 710. has a dark night sky, which Go north for 12 miles to Kanner Hwy. (S.R. 76). lends itself to star gazing. Today, the District and the Florida Fish Take S.R. 76 six miles west to DuPuis. and Wildlife Conservation Commission From Okeechobee, Pahokee and Belle Glade, Before the District acquired the take U.S. 441 to Port Mayaca. co-manage the property. (Good view of Lake Okeechobee from bridge). property in 1986, it was a Exit onto S.R. 76 and go three miles east to DuPuis. working ranch for Dutch For More Information white-belted cattle, sheep Call DuPuis Management Area at (561) 924-5310 and goats. By 2001, more

DuPuis Managed in cooperation with the Florida Horsemen’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. than 6,500 acres of Association The Florida Trail Association and the DuPuis Horsemen’s Association develop and wetlands on DuPuis. maintain hiking and equestrian trails and the equestrian center. The DuPuis Citizen’s Advisory Council meets quarterly to provide input on management. EN 12/04/09

South Florida Water Management District 3301 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 561-686-8800 • 800-432-2045 www.sfwmd.gov MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 24680 West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680