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How to Explore Big Cypress at Night: The Ultimate Dark Sky Travel Guide
If it’s your first time stargazing at Big Cypress, don’t miss this helpful guide on where to go, what to bring, and important tips for a successful night visit.
No matter when you visit, there’s always something exciting happening in the night sky in Big Cypress! Discover the celestial events and constellations you can see during each season.
What to See in the Big Cypress Night Sky: A Stargazer’s Calendar
Find the best stargazing spots in the preserve, from easy-to-reach locations like the Visitor Center to more remote settings and trails.
The Best Stargazing Spots in Big Cypress National Preserve
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Why Dark Skies Matter
Most come to Big Cypress for the swamp — but as the sun sets, a new world emerges. For Ranger Jessica Borders, the real magic begins after dark, when she helps visitors see the preserve in a whole new light — or lack of it.
See Paradise after dark
Behind the Lens with Anthony Sleiman
Anthony Sleiman is a Miami-based photographer best known for capturing wild places across Florida at night. In this interview, he invites you behind the scenes of one of his Big Cypress night shoots.
Big Cypress National Preserve is home to one of Florida’s last protected night skies, where the Milky Way still stretches clearly overhead and thousands of stars shine bright to the naked eye. Designated as an International Dark Sky Park in 2016, this remarkable landscape invites you to slow down, look up, and see the stars clearly and brightly – exactly as nature intended.
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