Island Camping in the Everglades
At least once every year some friends and I always head down to the Everglades. Sometimes we camp deep in the bush of the 'Glades by one of my secret fishing spots, sometimes we make the 8 to 10 mile paddle in kayaks packed full of gear to a remote island in the middle of the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
On our last trip we decided to go island camping. 10,000 Islands is full of labyrinth-like waterways and mangrove shorelines. This chain of islands is also part of the Everglades National Park system. It's amazing how much the topography of these islands changes every year I visit. This past year we decided to make the 10 mile paddle out to start at the northern tip of the chain on our first night.
Our plan from here was to head south and island-hop camp our way down over the next 3 days. I normally just sleep on the beach under the stars depending upon what time of year we're down there. However, I always bring my small bivvy tent just in case the bugs are really bad. It's just big enough to fit me and that's it, you can see how small it is behind me.
We ended up staying our remaining nights on Kyce Island because it was so nice there. Despite the name, the islands in this chain only number in the hundreds.
I can't wait until it cools down in the Fall to head back down there again this year!
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