Worth the trip from Lehigh Acres: Big Cypress National Preserve, 31 mi off
Big Cypress National Preserve draws about 2.3M visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Lehigh Acres; there are 13 within 40 miles. The mix takes in 6 museums, 3 state parks and a national preserve. Out of town, Lake Okeechobee is 57 mi away.
Lake Okeechobee
Freshwater lake in the state of Florida, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
At the edge of the map sits Cayo Costa State Park, 38 mi out.
Orange: Lehigh Acres. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
18 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Everglades National Park
One-and-a-half million acres in Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service.
3Big Cypress National Preserve
729,000-acre area in Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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5Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Historical museum in Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
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8Mound Key Archeological State Park
Florida State Park, located in Estero Bay, USA.
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14Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum
Seminole history museum in Hendry County, Florida.
Military Heritage & Aviation Museum
Military museum in Punta Gorda, Florida, USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lehigh Acres → · Lehigh Acres’ history →
Photo credits
Lake Okeechobee: NASA, Public domain · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naples Zoo: Exupery67, CC BY 4.0 · Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium: Invertzoo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naples Botanical Garden: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0 · The Baker Museum: CTNMM82, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Military Heritage & Aviation Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southwest Florida Museum of History: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
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