Two National Parks · 177 miles apart
Biscayne or Dry Tortugas
Biscayne drew 486,567 recreation visits in 2025, 5.4 times the 89,355 at Dry Tortugas, so crowds are the largest difference. Biscayne charges no entrance fee while Dry Tortugas charges $15 per private vehicle. Biscayne has 2 campgrounds to 1 at Dry Tortugas. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 177 miles apart in a straight line.
| Biscayne National Park | Dry Tortugas National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Florida | Florida |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 486,567 | 89,355 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | None, free to enter | $15 (Per Person) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 2 | 1 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 230 | 289 |
| Hours or season | Launch your own canoe or kayak from the ramp near the parking area, enjoy a picnic on the lawn, or stroll along the jetty trail. | Open all day, every day |
Biscayne visits by yearDry Tortugas visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.