Archbold Biological Station, P.O. Box 2057, Lake Placid, Florida 33862 USA
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Airport driving distances
(miles) to Archbold:

  • Fort Myers - 70
  • Orlando - 105
  • Tampa - 110
  • Miami - 145

Regional information:

Driving Directions from 4 Major Florida Airports

Welcome to Archbold. Main Drive; view west at entrance on Old State Road 8, 25 May 2004. Photo by Fred E. Lohrer

From Ft. Myers to Archbold (approximately 70 miles)

  1. Take I-75 North to State Route 80 East (9 miles) to
  2. SR 29 North in LaBelle (25 miles)
  3. SR 29 North to US 27 North (15 miles)
  4. US 27 North to SR 70 West (20 miles)
  5. SR 70 West for 1.2 miles to
  6. Old State Road 8 (if you go over RR tracks on SR 70, you have gone too far)
  7. Left (south) on Old State Road 8 for 1.8 miles; Archbold’s main entrance on right

From Orlando to Archbold (approximately 105 miles)
  1. Take State Route 528 (Beeline Expressway, toll road - $2.50)(8 miles) to
  2. I-4 West (towards Tampa) to US 27 South (17 miles)
  3. US 27 South to SR 70 West (75 miles)
  4. SR 70 West for 1.2 miles to
  5. Old State Road 8 (if you go over RR tracks on SR 70, you have gone too far)
  6. Left (south) on Old State Road 8 for 1.8 miles; Archbold’s main entrance on right

From Tampa to Archbold (approximately 110 miles)
  1. Take I-275 South for 39 miles across the Howard Franklin Bridge, through St. Petersburg, and across the Sunshine Skyway-$1.00 toll to
  2. I-75 South to State Road 70 East (10 miles)
  3. SR 70 East to Arcadia (40 miles), continue East from Arcadia (31 miles) to
  4. Old State Road 8 (immediately after RR tracks)
  5. Right (south) on Old State Road 8 for 1.8 miles; Archbold’s main entrance on right

From Miami to Archbold (approximately 145 miles)
  1. Take State Route 836 West (East-West Expressway) (4 miles) to
  2. SR 826 North (Palmetto Expressway) (5 miles) to
  3. US 27 North (Okeechobee Road) to SR 70 West (127 miles)
  4. SR 70 West for 1.2 miles to
  5. Old State Road 8 (if you go over RR tracks on SR 70, you have gone too far)
  6. Left (south) on Old State Road 8 for 1.8 miles; Archbold’s main entrance on right

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