Visitor Area/Center
- Ernest Coe Visitor Center
- Visitors coming from the Miami area and points north should take the Florida Turnpike (Route 821) south until it ends merging with U.S. 1 at Florida City. Turn right
- Flamingo Visitor Center
- TVisitors coming from the Miami area and points north should take the Florida Turnpike (Route 821) south until it ends, merging with U.S. 1 at Florida City. Turn right
- Shark Valley Visitor Center
- Shark Valley Visitor Center is located on Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail / SW 8th St.) 25 miles west of the Florida Turnpike, exit 25A (from the north) and exit
- Gulf Coast Visitor Center
- Open All Year
Phone - 941-695-3311
Location - The Gulf Coast Visitor Center is located in Everglades City, in the northwest corner of the park.
Special Programs - A 1 hour 45
- Royal Palm Visitor Center
- Open All Year 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Phone - 305-242-7700
Location - Located four miles west of the main entrance station
Special Programs - Anhinga Amble: join this daily ranger-led walk
Campground
- Anhinga Trail
- This self-guiding trail winds through a sawgrass marsh, where you may see alligators, turtles, anhingas, herons, egrets, and many other birds, especially during the winter. This is one the
- Long Pine Key Campground
- Make Reservations by Phone at 1-800-365-CAMP
Open All Year
Located seven miles (11 km) from the main entrance, just off the main road. It has 108 drive up sites for tents
- Flamingo Campground
- Flamingo Campground is located near the Flamingo Visitor Center on the shores of Florida Bay. Reservations are accepted at the Flamingo Campground, and are strongly recommended. Reservations can either
Trail
- Gumbo Limbo Trail
- This self-guiding, paved trail meanders through a shaded, jungle-like hammock of gumbo limbo trees (Bursera simaruba), royal palms (Roystonea elata), ferns, and air plants.
Directions
Starts from the Royal Palm Visitor
- Long Pine Key Trails
- Connecting trails through pinelands run 7 miles (11 km) west from the Long Pine Key campground to the Pine Glades Lake along the main park road.
Directions
Many trails start
- Pineland Trail
- This trail loops through a forest of pines, palmettos, and wildflowers.
Directions
Seven miles (11km) from the main park entrance/Ernest Coe Visitor
- Mahogany Hammock Trail
- This self-guiding boardwalk trail meanders through a dense, jungle-like hardwook "hammock." Lush vegetation includes gumbo-limbo trees, air plants, and the largest living mahogany tree (Swietenia mahogani) in the
- West Lake Trail
- This self-guided boardwalk trail wanders through a forest of white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), black mangrove (Avicennia nitida), red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), and buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) trees to the edge
- Snake Bight Trail
- Don't let the name deter you! In this play on words, a "bight" is actually a bay (Snake Bight) within a larger bay (Florida Bay). Enter another world as
- Rowdy Bend Trail
- Explore an overgrown road bed through shady buttonwoods and open coastal prairie. This is an opportunity for good woodland bird watching. Combine this trail with the main
- Christian Point Trail
- Wander along a rustic path through a wide diversity of habitats. The trail begins in dense mangroves and buttonwoods full of bromeliads, or airplants. Next, investigate the unusual,
- Bear Lake Trail
- Journey through a dense hardwood hammock mixed with mangroves. The trail follows the old Homestead Canal, built in 1922, and is an excellent area for woodland birds.
- Eco Pond Trail
- Stroll around this freshwater pond and enjoy a wide variety of wading birds, song birds, ducks, and other wildlife. Alligators and Florida softshell turtles often cruise the pond.
- Guy Bradley Trail
- Mingle with a variety of birds and butterflies as you amble along the shore of Florida Bay. Old pier pilings are a reminder that Flamingo was once a
- Bayshore Loop Trail
- Meander along the shore of Florida Bay, watching for remnants of an outpost fishing village. Observe the effects of hurricanes Katrina and Wilma on the landscape.
Directions
Begin at the Coastal
- Coastal Prairie Trail
- Step back in time as you walk this old road once used by cotton pickers and fishermen. Open prairies of succulent coastal plants dotted with shady buttonwoods surround
- Bobcat Boardwalk Trail
- A self-guided boardwalk trail that meanders through the sawgrass slough and tropical hardwood forests.
Directions
Located off the Tram Road behind the Shark Valley Visitor
- Otter Cave Hammock Trail
- A rough limestone trail through a tropical hardwood forest with small footbridges over a small stream. Check at the Shark Valley Visitor Center for current conditions of trail, it
Scenic
- Pahayokee Overlook
- A raised observation platform on this boardwalk loop provides sweeping vistas of the "river of grass."
Directions
13 miles (21 km) from the main park entrance/Ernest Coe Visitor
Other
- Nine Mile Pond
- This scenic trail passes through shallow grassy marsh with scattered mangrove islands. Watch for alligators, wading birds, and an occasional endangered snail kite. The trail is marked with numbered
- Tram Road
- This flat, paved road is used for tram rides, bicycling, and walking. Along the road you may see alligators, herons, egrets, deer, turtles, and snail kites. An observation tower
- Sandfly Island Loop
- This trip is not a ?swamp experience;? it is mostly open water. Estuaries are among the
most productive ecosystems on earth. Here, fresh water flows from the Everglades to mix
Lake
- West Lake
- 7.7 miles one way to Alligator Creek
Paddle through a series of large open lakes connected by narrow creeks lined with mangroves.
Look for alligators and crocodiles. West Lake is closed
River/Rapids
- Halfway Creek and Turner River Loop
- AThe trip begins off of US 41 in Big Cypress National Preserve. The river winds its way through a variety of habitats, from the fresh water of the cypress
- East River Canoe Route
- The East River flows through Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, just west of Everglades National Park. It is a beautiful and varied creek, passing through a succession of small lakes
- Gulf Coast Trails
- The Gulf Coast Visitor Center is the gateway to the beautiful Ten Thousand Islands. Boaters can view birds, dolphins, manatees, and other wildlife as they travel the waters.
The
Forest/Natural Area
- Florida Bay
- Florida Bay Approximately 85% of Florida Bay is inside of Everglades National Park. Access to boats and tours is available at Flamingo, inside of the park. There are over
