Clewiston is a city in Hendry County, Florida. It is located 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale on the Atlantic coastal plain. Its 2020 population was 7,327, up from 7,155 in 2010. It is the main city in the Clewiston small metropolitan area.
Experience a journey on the Sugar Express Railroad in South Central Florida, a heritage railroad offering seasonal trips, tours, and special events in Clewiston, Lake Placid, and Sebring. Powered by historic steam locomotive No. 148, classic passenger cars from the railroad's golden age, and US Sugar diesel engines, each trip is a journey back in time through Florida's sugarcane fields.