Event

Nike Missile Site Tour (Ernest Coe / Homestead)

Everglades National Park

Fee:

Free. Free with paid park entrance fee

Location:

Nike Missile Site Launch Area. Tour begins at the Daniel Beard Center on Research Road. Request directions at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every week on Sunday

Dates:

April 03, 2022 to April 17, 2022

Time:

2:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour and 30 minutes

Type of Event

Guided Tour

The formal program is 1 hour and 30 minutes long

Description

Everglades National Park houses one of the best preserved relics of the Cold War in Florida, a historic Nike Hercules missile site called "Alpha Battery" or "HM69". 

Step into the Cold War for a tour of the historic Nike Missile Site, HM69. See an actual missile and many of the original support buildings. Guided tours begin at the Daniel Beard Center and are conducted most afternoons between December and March. Accessible, 0.7 miles, 1.5 hours.

Reservation or Registration: No