Bamboos
- 4.0 mi
- round trip
- 132 ft
- climb
- 13 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Is Bamboos open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Big Cypress National Preserve.
As of · Source: NPS · Big Cypress National Preserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bamboos is an easy, flat out-and-back hike of about 8 miles in Big Cypress National Preserve in southwest Florida. The National Park Service manages the land, and the route stays close to the preserve's low ground, with the high point at 13 feet and the low at 8 feet. The hike is an easy walk with no real climb, so plan on about 4 miles each way. The steepest stretch comes at 2.9 miles in, where the grade reaches about 3%. For the most comfortable weather, aim for the cooler, drier months. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 77°F with only about five wet days, while summer brings highs near 93°F and rain on roughly 17 days a month. Several other hikes lie close by. Concho Billie Trail is under a mile away, and Mud Lake is about 1.1 miles off. Burns Lake North is roughly 4.3 miles away, and Windmill Tram is about 6.4 miles out.
Local outfitters
- Tour The Glades - Wildlife Tours16 mi away
- Everglades Area Tours17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Concho Billie TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Mud LakeHiking1.1 mi
- Burns Lake NorthHiking4.3 mi
- Stump Camp TrailHiking5.1 mi
- Boot Hill WestHiking5.6 mi
- Windmill TramHiking6.4 mi
Monument BypassHikingPhoto: Andrew Turner, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.5 mi- PoppenhagerHikingPhoto: Andrew Turner, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Monument BypassHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Andrew Turner, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Mud LakeHiking · ~2 min drive
- PoppenhagerHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Andrew Turner, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Boot Hill WestHiking · ~10 min drive
Kirby Storter Nature TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Khajjit75, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Oasis TRUHiking · ~15 min drive
Gator Hook TrailHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Sandy RoadHiking · ~15 min drive
East Main TramHiking · ~25 min drivePhoto: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Skillet NorthHiking · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Bamboos
Best months: November–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
77° / 53°
5 wet
Feb
81° / 56°
4 wet
Mar
83° / 57°
5 wet
Apr
87° / 62°
5 wet
May
90° / 66°
10 wet
Jun
91° / 72°
16 wet
Jul
93° / 75°
17 wet
Aug
93° / 75°
17 wet
Sep
91° / 74°
16 wet
Oct
87° / 70°
10 wet
Nov
83° / 62°
5 wet
Dec
80° / 57°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Everglades City 5 Ne, FL, 11.3 mi away at 4 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
