Pink Jeep

Summary

Pink Jeep Campground is a primitive campground located in Bear Island Unit of Big Cypress National Preserve. It offers 9 campsites with picnic tables, fire rings and vault toilets, and provides access to off-road vehicle trails, hiking, biking, fishing and hunting. For more information and regulations, please visit the website and myfwc.com respectively.

Overview

Pink Jeep Campground is a primitive campground located within the Bear Island Unit of Big Cypress

National Preserve. This campground can only be accessed by off-road vehicle with required permit,

foot, or bicycle. Cell phone service is limited and it is highly encouraged that reservations be made in

advance.

Pink Jeep Campground has 9 campsites. This campground offers pickup camper and tent camping

only. No trailers or RV's are allowed in the backcountry. Amenities include vault toilets, picnic tables,

and fire rings. Visitors may enjoy nearby activities such as off-road vehicle trails, hiking, biking,

fishing, and hunting.

Recreation

Pink Jeep Campground offers visitors a wonderful opportunity to camp at a designated campground

in the Big Cypress backcountry. Visitors can enjoy nearby hiking, hunting, fishing, and off-road

vehicle (ORV) trails with a permitted off-road vehicle. For more information on ORV use, please call

239-695-1117 or visit the website at https://www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/orv-use.htm. Hunting and fishing regulations can be found at myfwc.com.

Facilities

This small primitive campground offers nine sites with picnic tables, shared food storage, and fire

rings. Vault toilets are available for use. There is no water available.

Natural Features

The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp, essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades,

support the rich marine estuaries along Florida’s southwest coast. Protecting over 720,000 acres of

this vast swamp, Big Cypress National Preserve contains a mixture of tropical and temperate plant

communities that are home to a diversity of wildlife, including the elusive Florida Panther.

Nearby Attractions

The Bear Island Unit offers 20 plus miles of backcountry trails. Everglades City is located 30 miles

south and provides dining, sight-seeing, and historical sites. Everglades National Park can also be

accessed via Everglades City. Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center is also located 30 miles to the

south.