Numerous parks and preserves in Southwest Florida span or border both Lee and Collier counties, offering extensive hiking, paddling and wildlife viewing.
Key sites include the 7,271-acre Collier-Seminole State Park, Barefoot Beach Preserve and regional conservation lands like the Corkscrew Regional Ecological Watershed and Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve.
Corkscrew Regional Ecological Watershed (CREW)
Spanning Lee and Collier counties, it’s a 60,000-acre area that preserves natural wetlands and offers extensive hiking trails.
Established in 1990 to protect the watershed surrounding the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, it serves as a critical water filtration, flood control and wildlife habitat for species like the Florida panther…