2015 Map of Chokoloskee

About this map

Chokoloskee Island and Plantation Island sit at the edge of the Gulf, marking a rare point of permanent habitation within this tidal landscape. This 2015 survey illustrates the complex border where the Big Cypress National Preserve meets the northern boundary of Everglades National Park. The intricate network of mangrove-lined passages includes the Turner River and Wilderness Waterway, which serve as vital arteries for travel through the Ten Thousand Islands. The mapping of small keys and tidal grasses, such as Rabbit Key Grasses and Rock Hole Key, reveals the shifting nature of the southwest Florida coast. Local infrastructure like Smallwood Dr and CR 29 provides the only overland access to these remote island communities before the terrain dissolves into the waters of Chokoloskee Bay and Oyster Bay.