Tamiami Trail

Tamiami Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Tamiami Trail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Tamiami Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.95350, -80.99305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tamiami Trail

• Big Cypress National Preserve · sanctuary · Collier · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shark River Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~38 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chevelier · fort · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shark Valley Observation Tower · viewpoint · Miami-Dade · ~50 km · Must-see
• Smallwood Store · attraction · Collier · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Everglades City · sanctuary · Collier · ~51 km · Must-see
• Poinciana · fort · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Collier · ~55 km · Must-see
• Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Collier · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ten Thousand Islands · sanctuary · Collier · ~68 km · Must-see
• Picayune Strand State Forest · sanctuary · Collier · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dismal Key Pass · beach · Collier · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dade-Collier Training and Transition Facility · fort · Collier · ~17 km
• 1936 Seminole Conference · fort · Collier · ~19 km
• Choctaw Hammock · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~25 km
• Jack Clay Hammock · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~25 km
• Big Hammock · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tamiami Trail

Other forts & heritage near Tamiami Trail

• Chevelier · fort · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Poinciana · fort · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brickell Mausoleum · fort · Miami-Dade · ~104 km · Must-see
• NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale · fort · Broward · ~109 km · Must-see
• Cape Florida Light · fort · Miami-Dade · ~112 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Inlet Light · fort · Broward · ~122 km · Must-see
• Boca Express Train Museum · fort · Palm Beach · ~125 km · Must-see
• Christ Community Church of Fort Myers · fort · Lee · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lofthus · fort · Palm Beach · ~146 km · Must-see
• Dade-Collier Training and Transition Facility · fort · Collier · ~17 km

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