Two National Parks · 135 miles apart
Dry Tortugas or Everglades
Everglades drew 778,198 recreation visits in 2025, 8.7 times the 89,355 at Dry Tortugas, so crowds are the largest difference. A private vehicle pays $15 at Dry Tortugas and $35 at Everglades. Everglades has 2 campgrounds to 1 at Dry Tortugas. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 135 miles apart in a straight line.
| Dry Tortugas National Park | Everglades National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Florida | Florida |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 89,355 | 778,198 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $15 (Per Person) | $35 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 1 | 2 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 289 | 359 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Dry Tortugas visits by yearEverglades 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.