Everglades National Park

Gulf Coast Visitor Center

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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 minute narrated boat trip provides an overall description of this saltwater ecosystem.
Exhibits - The visitor center has natural history exhibits, park information, and issues backcountry permits and park passes.
Available Facilities - Gulf Coast is the gateway for exploring the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of mangrove islands and waterways that extends south to Flamingo and Florida Bay. Canoes may be rented to explore Chokoloskee Bay and the Turner River. For the more adventurous, the 99 mile (159 km)Wilderness Waterway, accessible by canoe, kayak, or small motorboat, winds through the mangrove islands all the way to Flamingo. Backcountry permits are required for camping.