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A great blue heron in the golden-green sawgrass of Shark Valley in Everglades National Park, with tree islands under a blue sky with clouds behind

Everglades National Park: map

22 places with verified coordinates · 19 with photo

Offers in the park · 6

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Visitors on the paved path of the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park beside water with water lilies, in front an information panel showing an anhinga
Photo: National Park Service ↗ · Public domain ↗

Trails · Boardwalk

Anhinga Trail

The best-known trail in the park, paved and on boardwalks over the marsh.

The best-known trail in the park: short, wheelchair accessible and often full of wildlife.

Coordinates
25.382321, −80.609407
Start
Royal Palm Visitor Center
Trail
paved path and boardwalk, wheelchair accessible
Next to it
Gumbo Limbo Trail

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25.38232, -80.60941

Historic colour photo from 1977: a white Nike Hercules missile with US Army lettering on its launcher in front of a missile shed in Everglades National Park
Photo: National Park Service ↗ · Public domain ↗

History · Historic site

Nike Missile Site HM-69

Meeting point for the guided tours. Visits usually December to March, 10:00 to 14:00.

A relic of the Cuban Missile Crisis that looks as if the army left it yesterday.

Coordinates
25.389376, −80.683191
In operation
1964 to 1979
Distance to Cuba
about 260 km (160 mi)
Visits
usually Dec–Mar, 10:00–14:00

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25.38938, -80.68319

Trails · Forest trail

Pineland Trail

650 metres (0.4 mi) through pines and palmettos, 11 kilometres (7 mi) past the entrance.

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25.42446, -80.67976

Brown and green sawgrass in Everglades National Park stretching to the horizon, with a shallow pool and a single small cypress in front
Photo: Ken Lund ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

Viewpoint · Viewing platform

Pa-hay-okee Overlook

Platform above the open sawgrass; open again according to the park authority.

A platform above the open sawgrass: this is where the "river of grass" becomes visible.

Coordinates
25.441637, −80.783946
Type
Viewing boardwalk
Access
Main road from Homestead
Status
open again according to the park authority

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25.44164, -80.78395

A group of hikers on the wooden boardwalk through Mahogany Hammock in Everglades National Park, between tall palms and hardwood trees
Photo: National Park Service ↗ · Public domain ↗

Trails · Boardwalk

Mahogany Hammock

An 800-metre (0.5 mi) boardwalk through a dense hardwood hammock with the largest living mahogany tree in the United States.

A boardwalk through a dense hardwood hammock in the middle of the sawgrass, with the largest living mahogany tree in the United States.

Coordinates
25.322063, −80.833679
Loop
800 m (0.5 mi), boardwalk
Accessible
yes
Location
32 km (20 mi) past the Homestead Entrance

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25.32206, -80.83368

New buildings of the Flamingo Lodge in Everglades National Park on stilts with ramps, in front a turquoise sign for lodge and restaurant check-in
Photo: National Park Service ↗ · Public domain ↗

Where to stay · Campground

Flamingo Campground

234 sites, open all year; some can be reserved in winter.

The end of the road: marina, lodge, and boat tours into Florida Bay and the backcountry.

Coordinates
25.141195, −80.923962
Boat tours
backcountry all year, Florida Bay Nov–Apr
Visitor centre
16 Nov–30 Apr, daily 8:00–17:00
Summer
closed Wednesday and Thursday

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25.13741, -80.93868

Three cyclists on the paved Shark Valley loop in Everglades National Park against the light, dense scrub along the edge
Photo: National Park Service ↗ · Public domain ↗

Arrival · Visitor centre

Shark Valley Visitor Center

Start of the 24-kilometre (15 mi) loop; gate open 8:30 to 18:00.

A 24-kilometre (15 mi) loop into the sawgrass, without a car: by tram, by bike or on foot.

Coordinates
25.756941, −80.765376
Loop
24 km (15 mi), paved
Observation tower
halfway round, with drinking water
Private cars
only as far as the car park

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25.75694, -80.76538

Airboats at the Everglades Safari Park landing, in front a pond with water lily leaves and palms on the bank
Photo: Reinhard Link from Germany ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

Nature · Airboat operator

Everglades Safari Park

Authorised airboat operator, 26700 SW 8th Street.

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25.75639, -80.62849

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

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Park photo: Photo: National Park Service ↗ · Public domain ↗

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