Two National Parks · 43 miles apart
Everglades or Biscayne
Everglades had 778,198 recreation visits in 2025 and Biscayne had 486,567. Biscayne charges no entrance fee while Everglades charges $35 per private vehicle. Everglades lists 359 bird species in the NPSpecies inventory against 230 at Biscayne. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 43 miles apart in a straight line.
| Everglades National Park | Biscayne National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Florida | Florida |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 778,198 | 486,567 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $35 (Private Vehicle) | None, free to enter |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 2 | 2 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 359 | 230 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | 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. |
Everglades visits by yearBiscayne 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.