Everglades National Park
Established in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity, Everglades National Park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest, and marine habitats and the native plants and animals that call it home. With several international designations, the park provides a major source of drinking water for local residents of South Florida and recreational opportunities for all.
About 1.5 hours from Miami by car.
Alerts
- ClosureCurrent Alerts and Conditions
Be sure to review the Alerts and Conditions below before and during your visit for additional, up-to-date information on closures, cautions, and other current park conditions.
- CautionRoadwork may cause delays on US 41/Tamiami Trail
Current roadwork is ongoing along the park's northern boundary on US Highway 41/Tamiami Trail to raise the road for Everglades Restoration benefits. Drivers may experience up to 15-minute delays and should watch for personnel, equipment and slow downs.
- InformationNPS ↗For entrance fees, we accept digital passes and credit/debit cards
Digital passes or credit/debit cards are the ONLY method of payment at all fee collection areas. Pre-paid digital passes are available online and may be purchased in advance.
Fees & passes
| Type | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Private VehicleAdmits the passholder and passengers of a single vehicle or vessel. Good for 7 consecutive days at all park entrances. | $35 | |
| MotorcycleValid for 7 days. Admits up to 2 private, non-commercial motorcycles with up to 4 total passengers. | $30 | |
| Per PersonGood for 7 consecutive days at all park entrances. Admits one individual hiker, bicyclist, pedestrian, or human-powered paddlecraft, when not arriving in a vehicle or vessel. Individuals 15 years old and younger, are admitted free of charge. | $20 | |
| Education/Academic GroupsAll accredited educational and scientific institutions are eligible to receive free entrance to the park. Bringing your classroom to the park can present many unique learning opportunities and novel ways for your students to advance their studies. | Free | |
| NonresidentEach non-US resident aged 16 and older visiting Everglades National Park must pay a $100 nonresident fee (in addition to the standard entrance fee), unless admitted with an Annual or America the Beautiful Pass. This includes nonresidents entering as part of a commercial tour group, commercial use authorization (CUA) group, or concessioner tour group. | $100 | |
| Commercial tours · by vehicle capacity | ||
| Motor CoachA commercial tour is defined as persons traveling on an itinerary that has been packaged, priced or sold for leisure recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provisions of the service. Entrance fees are charges based on the seating capacity of the vehicle. Commercial entry good for 7 days as long as its the same passenger group. | $300 | |
| Mini-busA commercial tour is defined as persons traveling on an itinerary that has been packaged, priced or sold for leisure recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provisions of the service. Entrance fees are charges based on the seating capacity of the vehicle. Commercial entry good for 7 days as long as its the same passenger group. | $200 | |
| VanA commercial tour is defined as persons traveling on an itinerary that has been packaged, priced or sold for leisure recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provisions of the service. Entrance fees are charges based on the seating capacity of the vehicle. Commercial entry good for 7 days as long as its the same passenger group. | $125 | |
| Passes | ||
| Annual Entrance - ParkThe Everglades Annual Pass admits the pass holder, passenger on one motorcycle, or passengers of a single vehicle or vessel to Everglades National Park. | $70 | |
All visitors to Everglades National Park are required to pay an entrance fee. Digital passes may be purchased online. Please be prepared to show your hard copy pass or digital pass on your mobile device. Passes are non-transferable, non-refundable, not replaceable if lost or stolen, and are void if altered or reproduced. The park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Hours
| Everglades National Park | Daily · All Day |
When to go
March draws the most visits here and October the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Campgrounds
| Long Pine Key Campground | 108 sites | |
| $33 a night · Closed May 1 to Oct 31 · Books through flamingoeverglades.com | ||
| Flamingo Campground | 274 sites | |
| $50 a night · There are 234 individual drive-in sites (55 with a view of Florida Bay) and 40 walk up sites (9 on waters edge). · Books through flamingoeverglades.com | ||
Every campground here has its own page on Campsite Atlas, with site counts, hookups, rig limits and booking windows. All of them on one page → How park camping works
Visitor centers
- Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp
The Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center is the visitor center closest to Homestead for Everglades National Park. It is open 365 days a year and offers educational displays, orientation films, and informational brochures. Park Rangers are available to help plan your trip.
- Guy Bradley Visitor Center (at Flamingo) ↗Passport stamp
The Guy Bradley Visitor Center is open year-round and features educational displays, informational brochures, a bookstore and more. Campground facilities, a public boat ramp, marina store, a fish cleaning station, and hiking and canoeing trails are located near the visitor center.
- Shark Valley Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp
Shark Valley Visitor Center provides the gateway to a panoramic 15-mile loop trail and observation tower. Open year-round, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the visitor center also hosts exhibits, park film, and association bookstore, alongside the Shark Valley Tram Tour concessionaire.
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center (Gulf Coast) ↗Passport stamp
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center is open daily from 9am to 5pm. The site features a kayak launch, wildlife watching, and a picnic area.
Explore
Things to do
- Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour90 Minutes
Experience the natural beauty of Everglades National Park's Ten Thousand Islands with a boat tour on Chokoloskee Bay.
Opens on the Park Service site - Fishing in the Everglades
One third of Everglades National Park is covered by water, creating excellent boating and fishing opportunities! Snapper, sea trout, redfish, bass, and bluegill are plentiful.
Opens on the Park Service site - Shark Valley Tram Tour2 Hours
Exploring the Shark Valley area by tram is a great way to see and learn about the wildlife and hisotry of Everglades National Park. Guided two-hour tram tours are offered along a fifteen-mile loop trail into the "River of Grass".
Opens on the Park Service site - Biking at Shark Valley2-6 Hours
Explore the everglades by biking the 15-mile (24 km) Shark Valley Tram Road. Along the way you can experience the wide array of wildlife, diverse freshwater ecosystems, and get a unique view of the Everglades!
Opens on the Park Service site - Birding at Flamingo1-4 Hours
Flamingo offers ample birding opportunities along its many trail areas as well as around the visitor center and marina. The mix of mangrove and coastal prairie habitats host a bounty of wading birds, shorebirds and waterbirds throughout the year.
Opens on the Park Service site - Birding Snake Bight Trail1-4 Hours
Snake Bight Trail can be walked any time of year, but is easiest to walk in the winter when mosquitoes are not abundant. This trail offers the opportunity to see birds restricted to coastal habitats, including Reddish Egret.
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- Birding Along the Anhinga Trail1-2 Hours
The Anhinga Trail is a popular place to start your exploration at Everglades National Park, providing a ready sample of wetland wildlife including alligators, turtles, fish, plants, and birds, all along a short, three-quarter mile paved and…
Opens on the Park Service site - Flamingo Boat Tours90 Minutes
Flamingo is the launching point for water excursions into Everglades National Park. Whitewater Bay and Florida Bay offer abundant wildlife and a chance to visit the parts of the Everglades only accessible by boat.
Opens on the Park Service site - Become an Everglades Jr Ranger
Join Diego the dolphin, Peter the panther and Aleesha the alligator in exploring three South Florida parks (Big Cypress National Preserve, and Biscayne and Everglades National Park).
Opens on the Park Service site - Walk the Anhinga Trail1-2 Hours
The famous Anhinga Trail is a self-guided pavement and boardwalk trail winding through and over sawgrass marsh and freshwater slough.
Opens on the Park Service site
Films
National Park Service productions, public domain.
Events
- Anhinga Amble (Royal Palm)10/1410:00 AM · runs through Oct 31 · freeMeet at the Royal Palm shelter benches. Turn left 4 miles past the Homestead park entrance.
- Glades Glimpse (Royal Palm)10/1401:30 PM · runs through Oct 31 · free
- 01:00 PM · runs through Oct 13 · registration requiredFlamingo Marina
- 10:00 AM · runs through Apr 12 · registration requiredFlamingo Marina
- Birding Bonanza (in Flamingo)11/1408:30 AM · runs through Feb 26 · free
- Curious About Critters? (in Flamingo)11/1410:30 AM · runs through Feb 26 · freeFlamingo Marina
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- 08:15 AM · runs through Dec 13 · free · registration requiredMeet at the Florida Bay marina in Flamingo.
- Ranger's Choice! (in Flamingo)11/1401:30 PM · runs through Dec 18 · freeMeet at the Guy Bradley Visitor Center.
- 08:15 AM · runs through Feb 23 · free · registration required
News
- Everglades National Park Reopens Shark Valley District After Wildfire Closure ↗2026-08-24
Everglades National Park lifted the emergency closure for the Shark Valley District at 1 p.m. on Aug. 24. All public and administrative use of the area may resume after the closure from wildfires in the area.
- U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighters are Working to Contain the Chipmunk and Vulture Fires in Everglades National Park ↗2026-08-22
U.S. Wildland Fire Service firefighters are responding to several fires in Everglades National Park, including the Chipmunk and Vulture fires. The Chipmunk Fire was first reported Aug.
- U.S. Wildland Fire Service Wildland Firefighters are Working to Contain Bluegill Fire in Everglades National Park ↗2026-08-03
Wildland firefighters from U.S. Wildland Fire Service with assistance from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and Florida Forest Service are responding to the Bluegill Fire, which was…
- U.S. Wildland Fire Service Responds to the Coptic Fire in Everglades National Park ↗2026-06-19
On June 17, a wildfire started by lighting in the northeastern area of Everglades National Park. Named the Coptic Fire, it is now 4,793 acres in size with 40% containment.
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Historic landmarks nearby
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Guidebooks for Everglades National Park
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- A FalconGuides to exploring Everglades National Park and the surrounding areaRoger L. Hammer, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Local history books for Everglades National Park
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Wildlife
Seen this monthOsprey 5× · West Indian Manatee 4× · Barred Owl 2× · Bald Eagle 1× · Eastern Screech-Owl 1× · Common Bottlenose Dolphin 1×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist
Full checklist: 356 birds, 43 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican Kestrel · Bald Eagle · Barn Owl · Barred Owl · Black Vulture · Broad-winged Hawk · Burrowing Owl · Cooper's Hawk · Crested Caracara · Eastern Screech Owl · Everglade Snail Kite · Golden Eagle · Great Horned Owl · Merlin · Mississippi Kite · Northern Harrier · Osprey · Peregrine Falcon · Red-shouldered Hawk · Red-tailed Hawk · Rough-legged Hawk · Sharp-shinned Hawk · Short-eared Owl · Short-tailed Hawk · Snail Kite · Swainson's Hawk · Swallow-tailed Kite · Turkey Vulture · White-tailed Kite
Waterfowl & wadersAmerican Bittern · American Black Duck · American Coot · American White Pelican · American Wigeon · Black Rail · Black-crowned Night-Heron · Blue-winged Teal · Brown Pelican · Bufflehead · Canada Goose · Cattle Egret · Cinnamon Teal · Common Goldeneye · Common Loon · Double-crested Cormorant · Eurasian Wigeon · Fulvous Whistling-Duck · Glossy Ibis · Great Blue Heron · Great Cormorant · Great Egret · Great White Heron · Greater Scaup · Green Heron · Green-winged Teal · Hooded Merganser · Horned Grebe · King Rail · Least Bittern · Lesser Scaup · Little Blue Heron · Long-tailed Duck · Mangrove Rail · Masked Duck · Mottled Duck · Northern Pintail · Pied-billed Grebe · Red-breasted Merganser · Red-necked Grebe · Red-throated Loon · Reddish Egret · Ring-necked Duck · Ruddy Duck · Sandhill Crane · Scarlet Ibis · Snow Goose · Snowy Egret · Tricolored Heron · Virginia Rail · White Ibis · White-cheeked Pintail · White-faced Ibis · Wood Duck · Wood Stork · Yellow Rail · Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican Avocet · American Oystercatcher · American Woodcock · Baird's Sandpiper · Bar-tailed Godwit · Black Skimmer · Black Tern · Black-bellied Plover · Black-tailed Godwit · Bonaparte's Gull · Bridled Tern · Brown Booby · Buff-breasted Sandpiper · Caspian Tern · Common Tern · Curlew Sandpiper · Dunlin · Forster's Tern · Franklin's Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Greater Yellowlegs · Gull-billed Tern · Herring Gull · Killdeer · Laughing Gull · Least Sandpiper · Least Tern · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Lesser Golden-Plover · Lesser Yellowlegs · Long-billed Curlew · Long-billed Dowitcher · Magnificent Frigatebird · Marbled Godwit · Parasitic Jaeger · Pectoral Sandpiper · Piping Plover · Pomarine Jaeger · Red-necked Phalarope · Ring-billed Gull · Roseate Tern · Royal Tern · Ruddy Turnstone · Sanderling · Sandwich Tern · Sargasso Shearwater · Semipalmated Plover · Semipalmated Sandpiper · Sharp-tailed Sandpiper · Short-billed Dowitcher · Snowy Plover · Solitary Sandpiper · Sooty Shearwater · Sooty Tern · Spotted Sandpiper · Stilt Sandpiper · Upland Sandpiper · Western Sandpiper · White-rumped Sandpiper · Willet · Wilson's Phalarope · Wilson's Plover · Wilson's Snipe · Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Gamebirds & dovesCommon Ground-Dove · Eurasian Collared-Dove · Key West Quail-Dove · Mourning Dove · Northern Bobwhite · Rock Dove · White-crowned Pigeon · White-winged Dove · Wild Turkey · Zenaida Dove
WoodpeckersDowny Woodpecker · Hairy Woodpecker · Northern Flicker · Pileated Woodpecker · Red-bellied Woodpecker · Red-headed Woodpecker · Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsChimney Swift · Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Also on the checklistAcadian Flycatcher · American Brant · American Cliff Swallow · American Crow · American Goldfinch · American Pipit · American Redstart · American Robin · Anhinga · Antillean Nighthawk · Bachman's Sparrow · Bahama Mockingbird · Bahama Swallow · Baltimore Oriole · Bananaquit · Bank Swallow · Barn Swallow · Bay-breasted Warbler · Bell's Vireo · Belted Kingfisher · Black Scoter · Black-and-white Warbler · Black-billed Cuckoo · Black-faced Grassquit · Black-necked Stilt · Black-throated Blue Warbler · Black-throated Gray Warbler · Black-throated Green Warbler · Black-whiskered Vireo · Blackburnian Warbler · Blackpoll Warbler · Blue Grosbeak · Blue Jay · Blue-gray Gnatcatcher · Blue-headed Vireo · Blue-winged Warbler · Boat-tailed Grackle · Bobolink · Brewer's Blackbird · Bronzed Cowbird · Brown Noddy · Brown Thrasher · Brown-crested Flycatcher · Brown-headed Cowbird · Brown-headed Nuthatch · Budgerigar · Bullock's Oriole · Canary-winged Parakeet · Canvasback · Cape May Warbler · Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow · Carolina Wren · Cave Swallow · Cedar Waxwing · Cerulean Warbler · Chestnut-sided Warbler · Chipping Sparrow · Chuck-will's-widow · Clay-colored Sparrow · Common Grackle · Common Moorhen · Common Nighthawk · Common Yellowthroat · Connecticut Warbler · Cuban Pewee · Dark-eyed Junco · Dickcissel · Eastern Bluebird · Eastern Kingbird · Eastern Meadowlark · Eastern Phoebe · Eastern Wood-Pewee · European Starling · Field Sparrow · Fish Crow · Florida Prairie Warbler · Gadwall · Golden-winged Warbler · Grasshopper Sparrow · Gray Catbird · Gray Kingbird · Gray-cheeked Thrush · Great Crested Flycatcher · Greater Flamingo · Groove-billed Ani · Hermit Thrush · Hill Myna · Hooded Warbler · Horned Lark · House Sparrow · House Wren · Indigo Bunting · Kentucky Warbler · Lapland Longspur · Lark Bunting · Lark Sparrow · Le Conte's Sparrow · Least Flycatcher · Lesser Nighthawk · Limpkin · Lincoln's Sparrow · Loggerhead Shrike · Louisiana Waterthrush · Magnolia Warbler · Mallard · Mangrove Cuckoo · Marsh Wren · Monk Parakeet · Mountain Bluebird · Mourning Warbler · Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow · Northern Cardinal · Northern Gannet · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Parula · Northern Rough-winged Swallow · Northern Shoveler · Northern Waterthrush · Northern Wheatear · Olive-sided Flycatcher · Orange-crowned Warbler · Orchard Oriole · Ovenbird · Painted Bunting · Palm Warbler · Philadelphia Vireo · Pine Siskin · Pine Warbler · Prairie Warbler · Prothonotary Warbler · Purple Gallinule · Purple Martin · Red Knot · Red-eyed Vireo · Red-winged Blackbird · Redhead · Reeve · Rose-breasted Grosbeak · Rose-ringed Parakeet · Roseate Spoonbill · Ruby-crowned Kinglet · Rufous-sided Towhee · Rusty Blackbird · Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow · Savannah Sparrow · Say's Phoebe · Scarlet Tanager · Scissor-tailed Flycatcher · Seaside Sparrow · Sedge Wren · Shiny Cowbird · Smooth-billed Ani · Song Sparrow · Sora · Spot-breasted Oriole · Summer Tanager · Surf Scoter · Swainson's Thrush · Swainson's Warbler · Swamp Sparrow · Tennessee Warbler · Thick-billed Vireo · Tree Swallow · Tufted Titmouse · Veery · Vermilion Flycatcher · Vesper Sparrow · Warbling Vireo · Western Kingbird · Western Spindalis · Western Tanager · Whimbrel · Whip-poor-will · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-crowned Sparrow · White-eyed Vireo · Willow Flycatcher · Wilson's Warbler · Winter Wren · Wood Thrush · Worm-eating Warbler · Yellow-billed Cuckoo · Yellow-breasted Chat · Yellow-faced Grassquit · Yellow-headed Blackbird · Yellow-rumped Warbler · Yellow-throated Vireo
Small mammalsBig Cypress fox squirrel · Black Rat · Eastern Cottontail · Eastern Fox Squirrel · Eastern Gray Squirrel · Eastern Mole · Hispid Cotton Rat · House Mouse · Key Largo cotton mouse · Marsh Rabbit · Round-tailed Muskrat · Southern Flying Squirrel · Southern Short-tailed Shrew · bee shrew · mole shrew
Marine mammalsBottlenose Dolphin · Bryde's Whale · Short-finned Pilot Whale · West Indian manatee
PredatorsAlleghanian Spotted Skunk · American Mink · Bobcat · Common Gray Fox · Coyote · Cross Fox · Florida black bear · River Otter · Striped Skunk · common raccoon
Hoofed mammalsWhite-tailed Deer
BatsBrazilian Free-tailed Bat · Eastern Pipistrelle · Evening Bat · Florida Bonneted Bat · Northern Yellow Bat · Seminole Bat
Also on the checklistCommon Opossum · Domestic Cat · Eurasian Wild Pig · Florida Panther · Marsh Oryzomys · domestic dog · long-nosed armadillo
Activities
Activity guides for this park Birdwatching in the national parks · Camping in the national parks · Canoeing and kayaking in the national parks · Fishing in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Stargazing in the national parks · Wildlife watching in the national parks
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Weather & climate
The climate in Florida is known to be mild and sunny.The average annual temperatures for South Florida and the Keys range from 74° to 77°F (23° to 25°C). There are two seasons at the Everglades National Park: the wet season and the dry season. The wet season runs from Mid-May to November and the dry season runs from December to mid-May.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to enter Everglades?
Entrance is $35 per private vehicle, $30 per motorcycle, and $20 per person on foot or bike. Admits the passholder and passengers of a single vehicle or vessel.
Source: National Park Service
Which passes work at Everglades?
The $80 America the Beautiful pass covers the entrance fee here, and a Everglades-only annual pass is $70.
Source: Is the pass worth it
Can I pay the entrance fee in cash?
No. Everglades takes cards only at the entrance.
Source: National Park Service
Do international visitors pay more at Everglades?
Yes. Visitors who are not US residents, age 16 and up, pay a $100 surcharge on top of the entrance fee, or carry the $250 Non-Resident Annual Pass.
Source: The nonresident fee, explained
When is entrance to Everglades free?
Next on October 27, Theodore Roosevelt's birthday. 2 fee-free days are left this year, for US residents only.
Source: Free entrance days
Do I need a reservation to enter Everglades?
No. There is no timed-entry or entrance reservation at Everglades. Camping and some tours have their own reservations.
Source: National Park Service
Is Everglades open year-round?
Yes. The grounds are open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Source: National Park Service
Can I camp in Everglades?
Yes. The Park Service lists 2 campgrounds in Everglades: Long Pine Key and Flamingo. 2 take reservations through Recreation.gov.
Which Everglades campgrounds have showers, hookups, or a dump station?
Showers: Long Pine Key and Flamingo. Dump station: Long Pine Key and Flamingo. Electric hookups: Flamingo.
Source: Campgrounds
Do camping fees at Everglades include the entrance fee?
No. Camping is charged per night on top of the entrance fee or a pass; Long Pine Key is $33 a night.
Source: Campgrounds
Do Everglades campgrounds book through Recreation.gov?
No. Long Pine Key and Flamingo take reservations through flamingoeverglades.com.
Source: Campgrounds
When do Everglades campgrounds close for the season?
Long Pine Key is closed May 1 to Oct 31.
Source: Campgrounds
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- Every active Park Service alert for this unit, one item each, rebuilt with the nightly data refresh.
- Add dates to your calendar (.ics file)
- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
