Stop 4 is an early waypoint on a numbered Everglades route, typically marking one of the first spots where visitors transition from the access road environment into the open wetland landscape. These initial stops on a route are useful for orientation and for tuning the senses to a very different kind of place.
The contrast with urban Miami, just an hour away, is striking from the very first numbered stop. The air changes, the noise disappears, and the scope of the sky suddenly expands. Stop 4 is where many first-time visitors begin to understand what makes the Everglades truly singular.
