Five Stars for its remoteness and peacefulness, at least during off season week days and for the fact that we are now preserving nature instead of bombing the hell out of it. The Holely Lands got its name because it was once a bombing range. Some deny that fact, saying the pock marks are natural depressions, but after speaking with some«old timers,» the natural depression theory is just so much baloney. For years we bombed the birds, the alligators, the deer, the turkey and the wildlife of the entire area until we finally perfected the means we now have of bombing people and cities; another big step in the advancement of human civilization. The Holey Lands comprises the most northern extend of the Everglades sawgrass marsh and an area in which hunting is permitted, however, beware that there are a lot of frequently changing rules and regulations that go with it. Some of it may be boring but some of it not. With around 35,000 acres I’m sure one can find something of interest, but you’ll have to be adventurous about it as well as OK on your own.
ISA V.
Place rating: 4 Hialeah, FL
Gave in to an adventure this past Saturday. A group of friends decided to go to Holey Land WMA for a little fishing, picnicking and relaxing. We began this trip down Okeechobee we headed north for approximately 35 mile until we saw the sign on the left, we turned and our first stop was the«MARINA». There were a couple of boaters setting their boast in the water, and a couple who was fishing. They actually caught a couple of Bass fish that where of good size. After my hubby share some of his plastic worms with them we took to the road again. I will say it’s really peaceful out there, you don’t come across a lot of people; mainly you see a family here or there fishing. We drove past the water plant and set our picnic in a small clearing with the canal just a few feet away. In all it was a really peaceful Saturday and I enjoyed very much. The only thing is this is not the place if you don’t like the outdoors. There is a one out house one by the Marina. However the scenery is spectacular in the late afternoon when the sun is about to set, that in itself makes this trip worthwhile. The Wild life, they are a plenty, we saw Alligators, Raccoons, Dear and what I think was Coyote as well as tons of water birds. Any way I enjoyed the peacefulness of this place even if we did not catch any fish.
