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Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Hours
8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year
Fees
$4 per vehicle
Location
33104 N.W. 192nd Ave.
Okeechobee FL 34972
Contact Info
Welcome to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve is a breathtaking expanse of infinite grassland.
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Kissimmee Prairie is a land dominated by the great blue sky. Part of the Everglades headwaters, the preserve protects the largest remaining tract of Florida dry prairie, an ecosystem shaped by cycles of flooding and fire.
Many rare, threatened and endangered species inhabit this place, and the wide-open landscape means that bird-watchers and photographers have ample opportunity to catch sight of a grasshopper sparrow, crested caracara or burrowing owl.
Internationally recognized for its lack of light pollution, the night sky above the prairie is inky black — campers can spot the Milky Way without using telescopes or binoculars.
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Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park Photo Gallery
![Park Services Specialist Chris Camargo pointing at the prescribed fire smoke in the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/PSS%20Chris%20Camargo%20PF%206-30-2020._0.jpg?itok=5-TwyEzS)
Park Services Specialist Chris Camargo bossing a prescribed fire at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve
![Sunset at Kissimmee Prairie](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/Kissimmee-Prairie_contest_Michele-Janko_Sunset-at-Peavine%255B1%255D%20cropped.jpg?itok=Q_Cu19dA)
![Kissimmee Prairie field with tall grass](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/IMG_0465%202.jpeg?itok=unKrcg34)
![Large Bird](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/33285130_Kissimmee_Prairie_Preserve_State_Park_Hidden_Gems_Bruce_Cochrane.jpeg?itok=XRSfrl0d)
![A bight blue comet flying across the night sky with stars surrounding it.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/Lovejoy%20Comet.jpg?itok=eLSJDO05)
![Cabbage palm trees at Kissimmee Prairie](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/IMG_0428.jpeg?itok=fEGV6omz)
![Camping under the stars](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/30529768_Kissimmee_Prairie_Preserve_State_Park_New_Sc2pO26Qecw9TsTGv1PMcqr18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_l.jpg?itok=P2PZi513)
![View of Kissimmee Prairie](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/IMG_0489.jpeg?itok=nLleXSgW)
![Jeep under night sky](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/30712838_Kissimmee_Prairie_Preserve_State_Park_New_SMDiD2r7tvMCjfuYBOe3_Xs18q0ABlZBh.jpg?itok=wHwXLeKP)
![Astronomy Visitors](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/26693473_SmQj_Mn89Iufw2DKtHI85Lr18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_l.jpg?itok=N1-DycxU)
Kissimmee Prairie has been designated a Dark Sky location.