2021 Map of Coopertown

About this map

Everglades National Park dominates this modern survey of the South Florida wetlands, showing the delicate management of one of the nation's most distinct ecosystems. The landscape is defined by the vast expanse of the Everglades, punctuated by tree islands and the artificial waterways that maintain the region's hydrology. Human activity is largely confined to the corridor along 8th St SW, where the small settlements of Coopertown and Frog City sit at the park’s edge. The map illustrates the functional relationship between the natural marsh and the engineering of the Tamiami Canal Number C-4 and the Agricultural Canal. To the north, the label for the Pocket marks a specific area of the interior marsh, reflecting the ongoing geographic nomenclature used to navigate this seemingly uniform but complex watery environment.