Lake Okeechobee

Challenging to get to

I happened to be routed near Lake Okeechobee recently, and I thought I'd like to lay eyes on it. I didn't know it was surrounded by the Herbert Hoover Dike, begun in 1947 to protect the surrounding co...

Views, Wildlife, Hiking & Biking

Lake Okeechobee is 730-square-miles and is contained in five different counties. (long review, stick with it!) Some areas are more beautiful than others, and visitors should allocate ample time to exp...

Go see lake Okeechobee if you've never been

I was told not to go to lake okeechobee, that there was nothing there to see. I'm glad I ignored that advice. Sunsets at the lake are beyond beautiful! And dinners at Lightseys was one of the best. A...

Nice large lake

Nice big lake.Straight from downtown Okeechobee take the State 491 to the lake.You will find parking thete as well as a pier from which it is popular to fish.there is a trail there as well and it is s...

A disappointment

This was a very disappointing experience. We expected much more than a very large body of water. We arrived at the Okeechobee park and found just a pier and some public bathrooms. That’s it! I kept t...