Naples Preserve

The Pollinator Garden (Butterfly Garden)

The Hedges Family Eco-Center

The Naples Preserve and Hedges Family Eco-Center are located on a 9.5 acre site at the corner of U.S. 41 North and Fleischmann Boulevard. In the Preserve, walk the free and accessible 0.4-mile-long boardwalk through two Florida Upland Habitats: Pine Flatwoods and Oak-Rosemary Scrub. Here you will have one of the best opportunities to view gopher tortoises as well as native flora and fauna. (Service dogs only are allowed on the boardwalk.)

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Please watch "Everglades Restoration: Opportunities for Success and Possibilities of Failure" William J. Mitsch, Ph.D.

Eminent Scholar and Director, Everglades Wetland Research Park, Sproul Chair for Southwest Florida Habitat Restoration and Management, Florida Gulf Coast University, Naples, Florida, Courtesy Appointments: The Ohio State University,University of Florida, University of South Florida.

The Hedges Family Eco-Center provides information about Collier County's natural areas and local history museums. It also hosts free events, nature talks and nature programs.

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Funding for the acquisition of this site was provided by the City of Naples Citizens (2000) and the

Florida Communities Trust's Florida forever Funds (June 2002).

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Directions to Naples Preserve and General Map of Naples Preserve

Additional Features of the Preserve and Eco-Center:

Drone footage of the Naples Preserve

A Geocaching Site
2024 Gopher Tortoise Day (January13th - 9am to Noon)
Home of the former National Champion Myrtle Oak tree
Migratory Bird viewing site:
Spring: End of April to the second week of May.
Fall: First two weeks of October
Picnic tables – A great place to eat while watching our native wildlife.
Pollinator (Butterfly) Garden – An outdoor garden planted to attract our native Southwest Florida pollinators.
Preserving the Holiday Spirit
Promise Globe – Write down your promise on how you will help the Earth and put it in the globe. Located in the Pollinator Garden.

Nature Talk Series:

Nature Talk Series recorded talks

2024 Nature and History Talk Series

Hours of Operation:

Boardwalk open during daylight hours.

Volunteer Information:

The City of Naples Ambassador Program

For more information or to volunteer at the Naples Preserve, please call 239-213-3020, for groups please email preserve@naplesgov.com. Other information on the Ambassador Program can be located by following this Link.

Partners of The Naples Preserve

Barefoot Beach

Big Cypress National Preserve

Clam Pass

Collier County Museum

Collier-Seminole State Park

Conservancy of SW Florida Nature Center

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

CREW Land and Water Trust

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park

Everglades National Park

Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve