<p>Programs will be held once per month in December, January, February, and March. The programs will take place at the end of Seagrape Drive located on the east side of the Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center, 33000 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, FL 34141. </p>

Night Sky Program

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. Conserving over 729,000 acres of this vast swamp, Big Cypress National Preserve contains a mixture of tropical and temperate plant communities that are home to diverse wildlife, including the Endangered Florida panther.

A small alligator basking on top of dry vegetation.

Small Alligator

A water filled swamp filled with lush green ferns and trees.

Depths of the Swamp

The milky way dominating a starry night sky over palm trees.

Big Cypress Milky Way

two visitors in a canoe go through mangrove tunnels on the Turner River

Canoeing through mangrove tunnels

Florida Panther

palm trees emerge out of the fog in an orange sunrise

Sunrise in Big Cypress

A prairie foreground with tall pine trees in the background. A large blue sky with white cloud

Prairies and Pine Lands in Big Cypress

Alligators of Big Cypress

Big Cypress

The preserve is open 24 hours a day 365 days a year.  The Oasis Visitor Center and the Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center are closed on December 25th. No fee is charged for access to the preserve.

Night Sky Program

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