Picayune Strand State Forest

Picayune Strand State Forest
100th Ave. in Picayune Strand State Forest
Map of Collier County in the state of Florida
Location	Collier County, Florida
Nearest city	Naples, Florida
Coordinates	26°03′22″N 81°30′18″W / 26.056215°N 81.504879°W / 26.056215; -81.504879
Area	78,000 acres (320 km2)[1]

Picayune Strand State Forest is one of 37 state forests in Florida managed by the Florida Forest Service. The 78,000-acre forest consists primarily of cypress swamps, wet pine flatwoods and wet prairies. It also features a grid of closed roads over part of it, left over from previous land development schemes.

Picayune Strand State Forest is located in southwest Florida in western Collier County, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Naples. The forest can be accessed via Everglades Boulevard from the north, Jane's Scenic Drive from the east, and Sabal Palm Road from the west.^[2] The Picayune Strand State Forest Field Office is located at 2121 52nd Avenue SE, west of Everglades Boulevard S. The Forest is divided into two tracts: the South Golden Gate Estates Tract to the east and the Belle Meade Tract to the west.