Clewiston and Surrounding Areas

Clewiston – “America’s Sweetest Town”
Clewiston is located in Central South Florida at the southern edge of Lake Okeechobee in Hendry County, approximately sixty miles east of Fort Myers and sixty miles west of West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.clewiston-fl.gov.

• City Population: 7,109 (year 2009)
• Est. zip code population: 20,162
• Median household income: $44,902 ( year 2008)
• Median house value: $170,548

Clewiston offers a wide variety of leisure activities:

• Airboat tours (www.bigofishing.com)
• Golfing (www.clewiston.org)
• Roland Martin’s Marina & Resort (www.rolandmartinmarina.com)
• Hiking, biking, bird and wildlife viewing around Lake Okeechobee (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/south/trails/6_lake_okeechobee_scenictra.htm)

Accommodations:

• Holiday Inn Express (www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/clewiston/cwnfl/hoteldetail)
• The Clewiston Inn – historic (www.clewistoninn.com)
• Roland Martin’s Marina & Resort (www.rolandmartinmarina.com)
• Best Western (www.bestwesternflorida.com/hotels/best-western-of-clewiston/)

Surrounding Area
LaBelle – 30 miles (www.citylabelle.com)
Lehigh Acres – 50 miles (www.lehighacreschamber.org)
Wellington – 51 miles (www.wellingtonfl.gov)
Okeechobee – 54 miles (www.cityofokeechobee.com)
Fort Myers – 55 miles (www.cityftmyers.com)