Located 30 minutes from Stuart in Southeast Florida, The Martin Grade Scenic Highway sits between Lake Okeechobee on the left and the Atlantic Ocean on the right. Along the way, you’ll encounter a truly enchanting tunnel of trees.
This 12-mile byway has been around for many years, but it only just recently became an official Florida Scenic Highway in 2015.
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Much of The Grade, AKA County Road 714, is shaded by a tunnel of hundred-year-old oak trees.
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The gorgeous greenery envelopes the road, with patches of sunlight (or moonlight) making spotlights on the pavement.
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It’s surrounded by the same swamp and pastures that the region’s earliest settlers encountered when creating the road.
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This is truly a journey back in time to Old Florida, with cattle and orange groves as the only signs of civilization.
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The road ends in the Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area, 22,000 acres where visitors can enjoy hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, and primitive camping. Visitors can also check out nearby small towns like Indiantown, Okeechobee, and Stuart.
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Have you ever taken The Martin Grade Scenic Highway and driven through the tunnel of trees? What’s your favorite scenic road in Florida?
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