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Everglades National Park

40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, Florida 33034 USA

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If you’re an animal lover, the Everglades will be paradise. You can’t take a hike without seeing birds, animal tracks, turtles, pigs, manatees, deer, otters, or another type of critter. You’re basically guaranteed a croc or gator sighting, and the very lucky might encounter a rare Florida panther. There are only a few boardwalk-lined trails here, so make the most of the drive into the park, and seriously consider an airboat tour. You’ll get to go deeper into the landscape than the trails can take you, and you can truly experience the underbelly of the swamp.

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“Explore the largest subtropical wilderness in US”

Everglades National Park protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the elusive Florida panther. An international treasure as well - a World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, a Wetland of International Importance, and a specially protected area under the Cartagena Treaty.

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Reviewed by
Tatiana Danger

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  • 1,169 Reviews
  • 910 Helpful
July 14, 2014
Rated 5.0

Be sure to hit up the Ernest Coe Visitor Center. There's orientation videos, and exhibits. If you have kids, look into the Junior Ranger program. There's lots of companies around the park that offer airboat tours. They're fantastic. I highly recommend them. There's also a Shark Valley tram tour, which is really fun. Also, for a breathtaking view, visit the Shark Valley Observation Tower. Lastly, there's a few self-guided trail walks around the park that shouldn't' be missed. The Gumbo Limbo Trail and the Anhinga Trail. Both are under a mile, and are very impressive.

11 people found this review helpful
  • 1 Review
  • 6 Helpful
October 24, 2015
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The everglades are beautiful. If you want to go and see tons of alligators from your car forget alligator alley! Go to the Tamiami Trail visitor center and check out loop road. It is right by the visitor center. I am not sure why it isn't on this site because it should be. We have always seen TONS of alligators from the car and it's free! Loop Road is a long 27 mile dirt road with huge ditches on the sides. You can pull off and get out and check them out and it isn't crowded. Get gas before you go!

Here is a link to the NPS page for loop road. You won't be disappointed.
Don't feed the gators and beware of the giant bugs!

http://www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/upload/BICY-Loop-Road-Scenic-Road-FINAL-2.pdf

6 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Eric Acevedo

  • 10 Reviews
  • 12 Helpful
January 04, 2016
Rated 5.0

We took a fan boat tour of the Everglades. It was a lot of fun and we captured the opportunity to snap a picture of some gators in a gator channel. Highly recommended. Stop in the Visitor's Center and get your passport stamped!

2 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
David Stacy

  • 134 Reviews
  • 100 Helpful
September 30, 2014
Rated 5.0

Must see if you are in the area. Only place in the world where you can see both alligators and crocodiles. And you will see plenty of both.

2 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
aavanbros

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March 15, 2021
Rated 4.0

Mainly level ground hiking trails. Has plenty of wildlife to see and photograph. Tours are pretty awesome! Went in March, weather was humid but breeze was perfect.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
76VeeDub

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April 08, 2018
Rated 5.0

How do you describe the everglades in something as short as a review..? You really can't, but I'll try. It is millions of acres of swampland, shockingly hot, filled with beasts that want to kill you, and enough bugs that you wish they would. And I mean all of that in the best possible way!!

What a simply incredible place. Take your time, and do your best to see it all. Or at least as much as you can from land, realize there are also unmeasurable miles of water trails you can paddle, and even camp on flotillas (elevated platforms built up on stilts over the water). Drive across the park from one visitor's center to the other. You'll see Big Cypress preserve, and drive for miles and miles on alligator alley, not hard to figure out why it's called that.. Take all the side trips to the trails, boardwalks, etc., you'll find maps in the visitors center of course.

It costs $25 to enter the park, and that gets you 7 days of unlimited entries. However, if you arrive after 5, you do not have to pay.

We camped for a couple days at Long Pine Key Campground inside the park ($16 per night, $8 with senior or access pass). No hookups, but pretty nice bathrooms and shower houses, of which there were many. I highly recommend it if you want to stay in the park!

The Gulf coast visitors center (the Northern one of the 2) is currently being rebuilt due to hurricane damage.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Adam Shickley

  • 67 Reviews
  • 75 Helpful
July 06, 2016
Rated 5.0

5 star for in season October-April. It is truly an amazing park. Alligators, crocodiles, storks, herons, and plants. It can get a bit buggy so get some DEET. Flamingo campground is an amazing way to experience the park. Mahogany Hammock, Anhinga Trail, and the visitors centers are my top recommendations. You can fish for small tarpon and Snook in the marina after sundown. Take a charter or the tour boat out of Flamingo. Bring a boat, canoe, or Kayak to explore the back country. If you come in the wet season you will be disappointed.

1 person found this review helpful
  • Road Warrior
  • 134 Reviews
  • 10 Helpful
June 07, 2016
Rated 5.0

This park is one of the most unique and beautiful places that I have ever been. The scenery and wildlife is surreal. It's great to see some of the restoration efforts having an effect on the scenery as well.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
James Fisher

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  • 534 Reviews
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June 14, 2015
Rated 5.0

The Everglades are a stunning and unique National Park. There are loads of amazing tours once you have paid the reasonable park entry fee. Plenty of wildlife of course including gators, pelicans, vultures and lot's more. The park is huge so make sure you reserve at least a day, you wont be disappointed!

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Kim Chu

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March 22, 2023
Rated

Our gps took us to the Ernest E. Cole visitor’s center. Got a map and bearings on where to go.
$30 to enter this park but decided to buy $80 annual pass that allowed access to all the federal parks in the US-well worth it for us.
There are several viewing areas; walked to the first and closest designated area - also deemed as the most worthwhile re. animal sightings. WOW! It did not disappoint!!
Firstly, the whole walking path was paved or was long stretches of boardwalk into the marshes; this allowed us to pay more attention to the wildlife sightings and less on our footing. Boy, let me tell you…what sightings!!!…Huge turtle right by our foot digging a hole, great blue herons only few feet away from us, fish, alligators…
One alligator lay right across the boardwalk resting/getting warmed as we all carefully walked around it in awe.
At one point, we saw a huge “king size” alligator fight with another, then slowly swim down the swamp as if to display his dominance. Another WOW moment!
You cannot help feel complete elation to soak in this amazing environment with these magnificent animals in their natural environment-not in cages, zoos, farms for show, but in their own habitat! Cannot get better than this!!!
Definitely a bucket list item! Three thumbs up! 😁😊

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Everglades National Park

40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, Florida
33034 USA
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