Popenhager Camp & Romor Ranch Airport
Popenhager Camp & Romor Ranch Airport
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Call Sue 786-258-2227

Historic Popenhager Camp for sale!

Historic Popenhager Camp for sale!Historic Popenhager Camp for sale!Historic Popenhager Camp for sale!

Around the Property

    Airstrip Home in the Big Cypress National Preserve

    The Cabin

    The Cabin

    The Cabin

    Built in 2000, but recently 

    updated with custom details.  

    • 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom
    • 900 Square Feet
    • 40 gal propane hot water heater 
    • Pressurized water system
    • Private well water
    • Appliances: microwave, range / oven, refrigerator
    • Aromatic red cedar walls 
    • Hand hewn cypress beds 
    • Oak wood floors
    • Satellite TV service
    • 180º views of nature & wildlife from inside home


    The Land

    The Cabin

    The Cabin

    Romor Ranch Airport (FA74)

    • Turnkey
    • 21+ acres on a prairie
    • FAA Certified Airstrip
    • 1860' x 75' (570m x 23m)
    • 2 ponds 

    In the middle of the 720,000 acres

     Big Cypress National Preserve, home of incredibly unique and diverse ecosystems

    • Nearly 200 bird species
    • 6 or 7 generation deer herd
    • Endangered Florida Panther
    • River otter
    • Black bear



    Extras

    The Cabin

    Extras

    The property is accessible only by 

    off-road vehicle or airplane. 

     Clean, off-the-grid living

     for sale by owner! 

    • CJ5 Jeep buggy 
    • 2 1/2 ton former army truck 
    • Husqvarna 48" riding gas deck mower 
    • Diesel tractor w/ hydraulic bush hog    
    • 11 KW low boy diesel generator in separate room sealed for noise
    • 2 solar systems
    • Staff for property maintanence

    Camp History

    Bud 1946

    Poppenhager Men

    Obituary 1988

    A rare photo of Bud out in the Everglades with one of his original Glades Buggy

    It was extremely difficult to get around the Everglades in these days, Bud enjoyed many days and nights out in the wilderness. 

    Obituary 1988

    Poppenhager Men

    Obituary 1988

    Bud's  obituary was written by young journalist, David Von Drehle while he was working at the Miami Herald. This was the same year he was awarded the Livingston Award. 

    Poppenhager Men

    Poppenhager Men

    Poppenhager Men

    Bud Popenhager with the swamp buggy , buggies Big Cypress National Preserve Evergladdes

    Paul Poppenhager (far left), Don Carnell, Don and Roy Poppenhager  (right) Posing with their swamp buggies. 

    Don Poppenhager

    Bud's Niece, Nell

    Poppenhager Men

    Uncle Don Bud's Brother holding a fox in the Everglades Big Cypress National Preserve

    Bud Popenhager's brother, Don holding one of the many creatures of South Florida Everglades

    Bud at His Camp

    Bud's Niece, Nell

    Bud's Niece, Nell

    swamp buggy in front of Historic Popenhager Camp Big Cypress National Preserve Florida Everglades

    Bud with family at the original Historic Popenhager Camp as seen updated today 

    Bud's Niece, Nell

    Bud's Niece, Nell

    Bud's Niece, Nell

    Old photo of Nell South Florida Everglades Big Cypress National Preserve

    Bud's niece, Nell was active in the local community and the Everglades of South Florida.   2/3/1922 - 10/23/2018

    $1,997,000

    Questions? Interested? Give us a call!

     

    Call  Sue 786-258-2227

    Email info@popenhager.com

    Historic Popenhager Camp

    25.986798,-81.043288

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