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Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Management Area The largest District property in the Upper Chain of Lakes Region is Gardner-Cobb Marsh on Lake Kissimmee. The area is dominated by swamps, pine flatwoods and wet prairie, which are only accessible by boat or airboat. Hikers and campers will find a designated primitive campsite along the sandy shoreline. Airboaters call this popular landing “the yacht club.” Hunters find deer and turkey in the marsh.
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The neighboring Drasdo property is accessible on foot from a berm at the lake’s edge. By boat, the property is accessible from the lake. Bird watchers find that this area is one of the few that has the right habitat to support Florida’s native scrub jays. Fishing enthusiasts can drop a line into the lake or anywhere else that looks promising.
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For More Information: South Florida Water Management District Orlando Service Center, (407) 858-6100, or FL 1-800-250-4250. Online at: wwwsfwmd.gov/recreation.
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How to Get There: Gardner-Cobb Marsh and Drasdo are on the east side of Lake Hatchineha between the C-37 and C-36 Canals. Launch from the boat ramp at Camp Mack on the C-37 Canal and travel north in the canal to Lake Hatchineha. To Camp Mack from Lake Wales: From the intersection of S.R. 60 and U.S. Hwy. 27, travel about 7 miles east on S.R. 60. Turn left onto Boy Scout Camp Road, and travel until the road ends at Camp Mack Road. Turn right, and the access is at the end of Camp Mack Road.
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Boat ramps at Lake Cypress and Lake Kissimmee. From St. Cloud: Travel about 10 miles south on Canoe Creek Road to Lake Cypress Road boat launch, or travel 20 miles to Joe Overstreet Road to Lake Kissimmee boat launch.
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