Wildlife
The Naples Preserve
36 locals recommend,
Location
1690 Tamiami Trail N
Naples, FL
Sun Terrace
Tips from locals
The Preserve offers you one of your best opportunities in Southwest Florida to see gopher tortoises in their natural habitat, along with native wildflowers, trees, birds, butterflies, rabbits, and more. The peak months for viewing wildflowers and butterflies are between August and September.
Best place to see Gopher Tortoises. They were moved here when a developer found the protected species on his property and paid to put up a fence to keep them here. Worked out for everyone. Nice place with a walkway to see them in action digging away.
In the Preserve, walk the free and accessible 0.4-mile-long boardwalk through two Florida Upland Habitats: Pine Flatwoods and Oak-Rosemary Scrub. Here you will have one of the best opportunities to view gopher tortoises.