[net.bicycle] Cycling through Everglades; need info!!

peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin) (12/12/85)

Anyone have any experience with roads and campsites in the Northern half
of the Everglades?  I'm going down between Xmas and New Years;  will be
visiting relatives in the Miami area for a few days, then will cycle across
the Florida penninsula to Venice to visit a friend.

My road atlas shows some small "blue highways," #846, #832, #78, which go
through or near towns like Immokalee, Sears and Devil's Garden FL, but
roads seem pretty sparse in that area.  (I know I need a better map.)

Does anyone know the area?  Are these roads good for cycling?  How about
smaller ones?  Are any of them sand?  Are there campgrounds in the area?
Appreciate all info;  will be glad to share my trip experiences (something
I haven't seen too much of in this news group!).

Thanks,         -Peter S. Shenkin       philabs!cubsvax!peters