<P> The 30 - metre (100 ft) wide dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee is the basis for the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST), a part of the Florida National Scenic Trail, a 1,300 - mile (2,100 km) trail that is a National Scenic Trail . There is a well - maintained paved pathway along the majority of the perimeter, although with significant breaks . It is used by hikers and bicyclists, and is wide enough to accommodate vehicles . </P> <P> The most common fish in this lake are largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill . Pickerel have been less commonly caught . </P> <P> Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades are featured as a backdrop for the 1951 Gary Cooper film, Distant Drums . </P> <P> Lake Okeechobee is the setting of a climactic scene in Carl Hiaasen's 2002 novel Basket Case (Ch. 28). </P>

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