Alligator Creek overnight

[Michael Palozzola]

I am looking to get my feet wet for camping by kayak. I was looking at possibly doing this site but the comments I read on Everglades Diaries about many gators and crocs present makes me hesitant. I was wondering possibly a stupid question. How do you keep the gators away from the site at night safely?

[Terry]

I stood in the water and took a bath off the dock at Canepatch a number of years ago.

Came back to the dock, got out and was drying off went I saw the gator right next

to me at the dock.   He was watching me the whole time.

Ever since then I bucket water and throw it on myself.