Oasis Visitor Center
Visitor Center · Florida ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Big Cypress National Preserve (National Preserve) · Open Access
- 10 ft
- Elevation
Built in the 1960s, this building was once a private airport with a hanger and restaurant. It was rather eye-catching from the road due to the passenger plane mounted to its roof as decoration. Later it was a service station. The building was eventually purchased by the National Park Service in the 1980s to be used as a visitor center. Outside, you can find an accessible boardwalk that takes you along a canal that is a perfect place to spot an alligator or two!
Getting there
If driving from Miami, visitors will find it fastest to find US-41 / Tamiami Trail northbound (called SW 8th Street in Miami itself) and proceed northbound (techinically, you are travelling west) all the way out.
From the Keys or Homestead, Florida, we recommend taking 997 Krome Avenue, North to reach US-41.
Once you leave the edge of Miami (at the intersection of US-41 / 997) you will drive about 40 miles.
Oasis Visitor Center is located on the right, on the north side of US-41.
25.85729, -81.03258 · 25°51'26.3"N 81°1'57.3"W
Typical weather
Typically 94°F in Aug, down to 78°F in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 |
| Low °F | 55 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Oasis Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Oasis Visitor Center?
- No. Oasis Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Oasis Visitor Center
- Midway Campground (FL) 2.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Monument Lake Campground 5.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Pink Jeep Campground 8.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Mitchell Landing Campground 9.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Pinecrest Group Campground 9.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Burns Lake Campground 11.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Gator Head Campground 29.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Shark Valley Visitor Center 18 mi · Facility
- Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center 18.5 mi · Facility
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center (Gulf Coast) 22 mi · Facility
- Pink Jeep 29.7 mi · Facility
- Long Pine Key Campground 39.4 mi · Campground
Contact
- Email bicy_information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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