Sight · Everglades National Park
A three-foot pass puts a flat landscape into focus.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Everglades Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Everglades National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Rock Reef Pass: Elevation Three Feet“You're approaching Rock Reef Pass, marked at an elevation of just three feet. In a landscape this flat, tiny changes in height help determine what grows where.”
Plays as you drive up to Rock Reef Pass in the Parkwolf Everglades Tour Guide.
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Rock Reef Pass is a signed crossing on the Main Park Road. Its sign gives the elevation as just 3 feet, which is the whole joke and the reason this small roadside landmark is memorable. It is a quick curiosity along the drive, not a destination that needs its own outing.
The sign is described along the road, but a safe, legal pull-off at the marker is not confirmed. Stop only where there is a marked place to park; otherwise, enjoy it as you pass rather than pulling onto the shoulder.
The Everglades basin is nearly flat: across the basin, the elevation difference from its high ground near Lake Okeechobee to sea level is only about 12 to 14 feet. Even small changes in height shape the park's habitats, so a three-foot pass is a very Everglades kind of landmark.
The photo-worthy subject is the red marker itself, reading “Rock Reef Pass, Elevation 3 feet,” set among grasses and trees. There is no documented overlook or separate scenic view here.
Wildlife
15 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
1,429 sightingsWest Indian ManateeMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
4,397 sightingsAlligatorMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
1,672 sightingsCrocodileMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
42 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
15 sightingsBobcatMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Everglades. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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EasyPa-hay-okee Overlook Trail0.2 mi · 15 min · 2.1 mi awayA very short loop for a wide-open River of Grass view.
EasyPinelands Trail0.4 mi · 18 min · 4.5 mi awayA short paved loop through rare South Florida pine rockland.Parkwolf’s Everglades ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
