About this campground
Built in the 1960s, this building was once a private airport with a hanger and restaurant. It was rather eye-catching from the road due to the passenger plane mounted to its roof as decoration. Later it was a service station. The building was eventually purchased by the National Park Service in the 1980s to be used as a visitor center. Outside, you can find an accessible boardwalk that takes you along a canal that is a perfect place to spot an alligator or two!
Getting there
If driving from Miami, visitors will find it fastest to find US-41 / Tamiami Trail northbound (called SW 8th Street in Miami itself) and proceed northbound (techinically, you are travelling west) all the way out. From the Keys or Homestead, Florida, we recommend taking 997 Krome Avenue, North to reach US-41. Once you leave the edge of Miami (at the intersection of US-41 / 997) you will drive about 40 miles. Oasis Visitor Center is located on the right, on the north side of US-41.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Midway Campground (FL)Big Cypress National Preserve3 mi
- Monument Lake CampgroundBig Cypress National Preserve5 mi
- Pink Jeep CampgroundBig Cypress National Preserve8 mi
- Mitchell Landing CampgroundBig Cypress National Preserve10 mi
- Pinecrest Group CampgroundBig Cypress National Preserve10 mi
- Burns Lake CampgroundBig Cypress National Preserve12 mi
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Oasis Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Florida campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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