Okeechobee is a city in the Florida Heartland. It is the county seat for Okeechobee County.
Get in
By train
- Amtrak offers daily train service on the Silver Star and Silver Meteor routes.
By plane
Okeechobee County Airport is a small local airport that has flights arrive daily from nearby airports and private planes.
By car
Okeechobee is a regional crossroad of major highways: U.S 441, U.S 98, U.S 70, and U.S 710
Get around
By car
The best way to see Okeechobee is from a vehicle. There is an Enterprise Rental Center in the city that provides several rental vehicles.
By taxi
There is a few taxi services in the county, however Okeechobee is small and taxis are typically only available on call.
By bus
There are no bus routes.
See
Lake Okeechobee
- One of the largest freshwater lakes in the United States; Lake Okeechobee provides the majority of tourist attractions for the city. Fishing, sight seeing, and recreating are some of the many available options in visiting the lake. The 30-mile-wide Herbert Hoover Dike is part of the Florida Trail, and is able to walked and biked around the entire lake. There are many bass and crappie fishing spots around the lake, with two major boat ramps in Okeechobee.
- C.Scott Driver Boat Ramp
- OkieTantie Boat Ramp
Ranch rodeo
- Agriculture is Okeechobee's main commodity and heritage. There are several local rodeos and two large PRCA-rated rodeos a year. Okeechobee is one of the largest producers of cattle in the state of Florida, with a history in "cracker cowboying."
County Courthouse
Listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture.
Do
Despite Okeechobee being a small town, there are many fun activities; one of them is the Seminole Casino at the nearby Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation.
- 1 Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, 33104 NW 192nd Ave, ☏ 1 863 462-5360. $4 per vehicle.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Economy Inn, 507 N. Parrott Ave., ☏ 1 863-763-1148.
- Hampton Inn Okeechobee, 1200 State Road 70 East, ☏ 1 863 824-0003. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Many on-site amenities.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Okeechobee |
| Tampa ← Sebring ← | N  S | → West Palm Beach → Miami |
Lakeland ← Sebring ← Jct N S ← | W  E | → Pahokee → West Palm Beach |
| Bradenton ← Lake Placid ← | W  E | → Jct N S → Jct N S → Fort Pierce |