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Segment 14 Map Book BROWARD Marco Island COLLIER Everglades City MM aa pp 11 -- AA Ten Thousand Islands MM aa pp 11 -- BB MM aa pp 22 -- AA DADE Drinking Water Camping MONROE MM aa pp 22 -- BB Kayak Launch Homestead Shower Facility Restroom MM aa pp 33 -- AA Restaurant Grocery Store MM aa pp 33 -- BB Point of Interest Cape Sabel Hotel / Motel MM aa pp 44 -- AA M a p 4 - B MFalamping o 4 - B FF ll oo rr ii dd aa CC ii rr cc uu mm nn aa vv ii gg aa tt ii oo nn aa ll MM aa pp 55 -- AA SS aa ll tt ww aa tt ee rr PP aa dd dd ll ii nn gg TT rr aa ii ll SS ee gg mm ee nn tt 11 44 MM aa pp 55 -- BB Islamorada EE vv ee rr gg ll aa dd ee ss // FF ll oo rr ii dd aa BB aa yy MM aa pp 66 -- AA Long Key Disclaimer: This guide is intended as an aid to navigation only. A Gobal Positioning System (GPS) unit is required, and persons are encouraged to supplement these maps with NOAA charts or other maps. 6 6 6 Placid, Lake 6 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bayl Map 1A 3 Everglades City !e ²· 6 A ENP Visitor's Center Russell Pass 30 6 Halfway Creek 12 6 Everglades Channel 30 Left Hand Turner River ´ 12 12 COLLIER 3 Hurddles Creek 6 6 12 6 6 Chokoloskee 12 Bay Sandfly Island Turner River Mud Bay Indian Key Pass 12 6 6 Cross Bays Sandfly Pass Chokoloskee !e 12 3 Smallwood's Store N: 25.8099 I W: -81.3625 12 New River 3 Chokoloskee Pass Crooked Creek 3 3 Lopez River 12 6 Everglades National Park 3 Sunday Bay 6 6 12 3 6 Rabbit Key Pass 3 Demijohn Key 12 3 6 3 6 6 Oyster Turtle Key 12 Bay Rock Hole Key 3 MONROE 6 A N: 25.8455 | W: -81.3873 op I* Lumber Key 6 B N: 25.7517 | W: -81.3740 t[ 12 Rabbit Key Rabbit Key Campsite B Joe Kemp Key 6 6 0 1 2 4 Miles Crate Key 12 6 Joe Kemp Key 12 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay 3 Map 1B Crate Key 3 3 MONROE 3 ´ Huston River 3 Little Pavilion Key Duck Rock Cove 3 3 12 3 3 3 Chatham River Duck Rock 6 12 Storter Bay Pavilion Key Gun Rock Point 3 12 3 Dog Key 6 6 12 18 6 Mormon Key 3 Mosquito Key Clam Point Snake Key New Turkey Key A N: 25.6438 | W: -81.2725 t[ 18 Turkey Key Campsite A Turkey Key 0 1 2 4 Miles 6 Lostmans Five Bay Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay 6 3 Map 2A Buzzard Key 3 North Plover Key Two Island Bay 3 Plover Key Mullet Bay Bird Key 3 Alligator Cove Onion Key Bay Alligator Point MONROE 3 3 12 Boggess Point 3 3 Wood Key Farm Creek 3 6 Porpoise Point Everglades National Park 3 Third Bay 12 3 Wood Key Cove 12 3 3 Second Bay 6 Hog Key 3 3 Toms Creek 3 Lostmans River 3 3 12 Lostmans Key First Bay 3 6 Johnson Mound 0 1 2 4 Miles 3 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay Little Creek Map 2B McLaughlin, Key Highland Point MONROE A Highland Beach Campsite 3 Rodgers River 6 Highland Beach Wood River 3 Broad River 12 3 6 Everglades National Park 12 18 Broad Creek 12 12 3 A N: 25.5014 | W: -81.2064 6 3 12 12 0 1 2 4 Miles 18 Harney River 3 12 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay Harney River Map 3 A 3 MONROE Shark Point Everglades National Park Graveyard Creek A Graveyard Creek Campsite 3 3 12 6 3 Ponce de Leon Bay 3 3 Shark Cutoff 12 6 Shark River 3 3 6 3 Shark River Bluff 6 12 6 3 6 18 3 3 3 Shark River Island Oyster Bay Little Shark River 6 6 3 3 3 12 3 12 3 3 A N: 25.3824 | W: -81.1429 0 1 2 4 Miles Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay Map 3 B 3 3 12 3 3 3 12 12 12 3 Big Sable Creek 6 3 Mud Bay 3 3 3 Sable, Cape 12 6 6 3 3 12 MONROE 6 12 Everglades National Park Little Sable Creek 3 Northwest Cape A Northwest Cape Sable Campsite 6 A N: 25.2197 | W: -81.1702 0 1 2 4 Miles Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay Map 4 A Cattail Lakes Little Fox Lake 3 Middle Cape Canal MONROE Middle Cape Lake Ingraham Raulerson Prairie East Cape Canal House Ditch 6 12 3 East Cape A East Cape Sable Campsite 6 3 6 Middle Ground 6 N: 25.1180 | W: -81.0850 A 3 6 18 0 1 2 4 Miles 6 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay Map 4 B DADE Bear Lake Gibby Point MONROE Roberts Prairie Christian Point Trail 3 Flamingo Christian Point Flamingo Campground Flamingo Launch Joe Kemp Key A Shark Point chickees N: 25.1423 I W: 80.9232 N: 25.1407 I W: 80.8024 Curry Key Bradley Key 3 Joe Kemp Channel Palm Key 6 Dave Foy Bank Cormorant Key Murray Key Frank Key Oyster Keys 6 6 Conchie Channel Catfish Key 6 N: 25.1368 | W: -80.9380 Clive Key A 6 0 Peli1can Keys 6 2 4 Miles 6 6 6 Pelican Keys 6 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay Jim Foot Key Map 5 A 3 6 3 3 6 Dildo Key 3 6 3 Johnson Key A Topsy Key 3 Johnson Key Dead Terrapin Key Chickee Campsite 6 6 3 12 Man of War Key Cluett Key Sid Key 12 3 3 12 6 Rabbit Key Basin Rabbit Keys 6 B Little Rabbit Key Campsite A N: 25.0517 | W: -80.9072 Little Rabbit Keys B N: 24.9819 | W: -80.8253 3 12 0 1 2 4 Miles 12 12 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay 12 Map 5 B 6 3 12 6 Barnes Key MONROE Upper Arsnicker Keys N 24.9329 I w -80.8266 Green Mangrove Key Buchanan Keys Lower Arsnicker Keys 12 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 12 3 3 3 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 6 0 1 2 4 Miles 6 6 Segment 14: Everglades / Florida Bay 3 3 6 Map 6 A 3 6 3 3 3 6 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 6 1 S 6 U 6 3 3 3 MONROE 3 6 6 Long Key State Park 3 Long Key Camping A 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 N: 24.8126 | W: -80.8224 6 6 A 3 6 Segment 15 - 6Florida Keys Overseas Paddling Trail 3 3 18 3 6 30 012 1 2 4 Miles 12 18 3 12 3 6 18 3 18.
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