Marker 96 is a late-sequence stop on a numbered Everglades route, representing a point deep in the park's interior where the undisturbed character of the ecosystem is most evident. Long routes through the Everglades tell a story stop by stop, and by marker 96 that story has accumulated considerable depth and detail.
Visitors reaching this waypoint have typically moved through much of the habitat range the Everglades offers — open prairie, cypress stands, pond apple sloughs — and arrived at a place where the landscape feels ancient and self-sufficient. It is one of South Florida's most rewarding natural experiences.
