How to Plan Your Visit to Everglades National Park!

This site can help you plan a successful visit to Everglades National Park's - "River of Grass." Explore the many links above to make an ordinary visit to the Everglades extraordinary, educational, and exciting!  

This national park is the 3rd largest in the lower 48 states, covering 2358 square miles (1.5 million acres). There are a number of locations you can begin your adventure here in south Florida from Everglades City to Homestead to Key Largo. Check our many brochures available by clicking on highlighted text or selecting your area of interest above. 

These brochures provide detailed information on camping, hiking and canoe trails, ranger guided programs, birdwatching, and more.

In addition, our trip planning guide is available in both English and Spanish with lots of helpful information to plan a trip to one or all four South Florida National Park sites.  

National Park Service

Fishing in Florida Bay

Boating is a big part of Everglades National Park activities as 1/2 million acres of the park is underwater! Preparation should be taken when boating in the park as the waters are often shallow and resources fragile. See park page on boating for details and a link to the free local boating course - Ecomariner.

Plan your trip video series. Everglades Rangers have put together a series of videos that can help you plan your visit virtually. Click here to begin.