2025 Map of Lostmans River Ranger Station

About this map

Everglades National Park encompasses this labyrinthine coastal environment where the Lostmans River meets the Gulf of America. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of tidal bays and creeks, including First Bay, Second Bay, and the narrow reaches of Oyster Creek. Human history is physically etched into this wetland geography at sites like Hamilton Mound and Johnson Mound, which stand as rare elevated features amidst the mangroves and sawgrass. Navigation throughout the region relies on established corridors such as the Wilderness Waterway and the Everglades Paddling Trail, which thread through Onion Key Bay and past numerous named landforms like Lostmans Key and Key McLaughlin. The map documents a contemporary state of this shifting coastal boundary, from the expansive Highland Beach to the sheltered waters of Toms Bight.