Everglades National Park - Where are the Everglades (U.S. National Park Service)

Where are the Everglades?

Directions to Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park covers 1.5 million acres, so there are a number of options when visiting the park. Everglades City offers a visitor center and boat tours and rentals, Shark Valley has Tram tours, bike tours, and great biking on your own, Homestead is the main entrance to the park with a 38 mile park road to Flamingo with many different hiking, canoeing, and biking options along the way.

Explore, Explore, Explore!

There are many opportunities to explore the Everglades on your own or incorporate a stop at one of the four visitor centers located in different areas of the park.

The visitor centers of the park are open every day year round and have park rangers available to help you plan your visit.

There are also other areas of the park you may want to visit that do not have visitor centers but offer great opportunities to hike, picnic and bike.

All visitor centers provide maps and brochures to help you prepare for some wonderful adventures in exploring Everglades National Park!

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Everglades National Park Ernest Coe Visitor Center in Homestead

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Ernest Coe Visitor Center in
Homestead, Florida

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Everglades National Park Flamingo Visitor Center in Homestead

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Flamingo Visitor Center in
Flamingo, Florida

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Everglades National Park Shark Valley Visitor Center west of Miami

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Shark Valley Visitor Center
Miami, Florida

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Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City

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Gulf Coast Visitor Center in
Everglades City, Florida

The Chekika Entrance has no visitor center, but offers seasonal picnicking and short hikes.

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Picnic Gazebo at Chekika in Homestead Florida

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Chekika Entrance in
Miami, Florida (Note that this area of the park is closed May 1 - Nov 30 and has no visitor center)

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