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Visitor InformationFees No Daily-Use Permit currently required. A $2 day-use fee is charged by the campground concessionaire at the Palmdale Campground. To hunt or fish you must possess the appropriate license and permit. Facilities The recreation area at Palmdale, off US 27, provides RV and tent camping and a camp store as well as an improved boat ramp, restroom facilities, canoe and kayak rental, and livery service. Daytime use area with pond and picnic tables. View the campground fee schedule Public Access Public access, other than by foot, bicycle or boat is prohibited, except registered and licensed vehicles may be operated within the Palmdale campground. Area entry is permitted only through designated entrances (see map Location Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area is located in Glades County. Visitors may access the west sector of the management area at the Fisheating Creek Campground. The campground is on US 27, approximately 19 miles northwest of Moore Haven, two miles north of the intersection of Hwy 29 and one mile south of Palmdale. Boaters may enter the eastern sector of the management area at the boat ramp located on Hwy 78, one mile south of Lakeport. Hikers may enter the east sector through the access road located two miles south of Lakeport on Hwy 78. View a location map Nearby Additional wildlife viewing sites in the vicinity. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains rest areas around Lake Okeechobee, and there is a designated trail on the dike. Nearest Cities/Towns Fort Myers (46 miles west), Cape Coral (56 miles west), Palmdale (1 mile west of campground), and Lakeport (1 mile north).
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.Our mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.
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