Mallory Swamp

Summary

Mallory Swamp is a large basin or bog swamp in southeastern Lafayette County and northeast Dixie County in the Big Bend Region of Florida. Mallory Swamp includes cypress swamps, titi thickets, peat bogs, and upland habitats. It is part of the Mallory Swamp-San Pedro Bay-California Swamp system in Dixie, Lafayette, and Taylor counties. That system is the largest basin swamp in Florida, covering more than 500 square miles (1,300 km2). Mallory Swamp is the largest wetland in the San Pedro Bay geomorphological province. The California Swamp is in Dixie County to the south of Mallory Swamp, close to the Gulf Coast. The Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge includes part of the California Swamp.