Gulf Coast Visitor Center

We are rebuilding our visitor center! The new Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center and surrounding site are under construction until Fall 2025.

Gulf Coast Rangers can be found in the Everglades Adventures Visitor Center located at 611 Collier Ave, Everglades City, FL 34139.
Phone Number: (786) 758-0635
Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm, 7 days per week.

*Entrance passes cannot be purchased at the Gulf Coast Visitor Center at this time. Passes may be purchased online or in person at the Shark Valley and Homestead park entrances. For more information about park entrance fees, visit our fees page.

 
Artist rendering of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center and plaza. Two story modern building has various textures and architectural elements of interest. View of bay behind.
Artist rendering of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center in Everglades City

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Tours and Amenities

The Gulf Coast area serves as the gateway for exploring the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of mangrove islands and waterways that extends to Flamingo and Florida Bay. This region of the park is only accessible by boat. Boat tours that enter the park are available from Everglades City.

The original Gulf Coast Visitor Center was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in September of 2017, and the temporary Visitor Contact Station was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. We are currently temporarily located at the Everglades Adventures Visitor Center in Everglades City. We are eagerly awaiting our new visitor center complex in late 2025. Additional details are available in the press release: "Everglades National Park closes Gulf Coast canoe/kayak launch and visitor contact station for construction."

 
Inside a building under construction with steel beam framework, man on a ladder, and view of open water and mangroves in distance
New Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center under construction Sept 2024

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Directions

We are temporarily located at the Everglades Adventures Visitor Center.

Physical Address:

611 Collier Ave
Everglades City, FL 34139
(786) 758-0635

Hours of Operation

Everglades Adventures Visitor Center: 9:00am - 4:00pm, 7 days per week

 

Driving Directions:

Last updated: February 11, 2025

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034-6733

Phone:

305 242-7700

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