Snake Bight

Snake Bight is a bay located within the Everglades National Park near Homestead in Florida and is approximately four miles north of the Flamingo Visitor Center. The Flamingo Visitor Center is in turn about 38 miles south of the nearest park entrance at the Ernest Coe Visitor Center. Snake Bight is a bay area within the larger Florida Bay and is also an important ecological section of the park.

One way of observing this part of the park is by taking a hike along the Snake Bight Trail, which runs 1.6 miles one way. It is not wheelchair accessible but can be enjoyed by hikers and cyclists although bicycles are not permitted on the boardwalk at the end of the trail. Visitors will follow a route through a tropical hardwood hammock with many different species of tree before arriving at the boardwalk, which is a great place to spot birds.

Snake Bight is now designated as a pole/troll zone with the aim of protecting the aquatic vegetation and wildlife here. As such visitors should have better opportunities to view wading birds, crocodiles, manatees and sea turtles as well as enjoy flats fishing. There are campgrounds near the Flamingo Visitor Center including the Flamingo Campground, which has 234 drive-in sites, three walk-up group sites and 40 walk-up sites.