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Everglades Source Guide

Everglades Source Guide is reserved for official-source park planning, entrances, seasons, safety, tour-boundary, and conservation logistics instead of generic attraction list coverage.

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Image: Sunset over Shark Valley, Everglades | Photo by Everglades National Park (NPS) on Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain

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1MiamiBeach-area choices, Brickell and downtown, Little Havana, Wynwood, cruise and airport bases on Biscayne Bay.2Key WestThe end of the Overseas Highway: walkable Old Town, Hemingway's house, the lighthouse, and sunset at the island's edge.3St. AugustineThe oldest city: the coquina Castillo, St. George Street, and the Flagler-era Gilded Age buildings.4Ybor CityTampa's historic Latin cigar quarter on 7th Avenue - the Columbia Restaurant, Cuban bakeries, and social clubs.5NaplesOld Naples, the pier, the Fifth Avenue South shops and dining, gardens, and the Gulf-coast beaches.6St. ArmandsRingling's St. Armands Circle, Lido and Longboat beaches, the Ringling museum, and Selby Gardens.7Worth AvenuePalm Beach's luxury Worth Avenue promenade, the Flagler Museum, and the historic Breakers oceanfront resort.8Las OlasFort Lauderdale's Las Olas Boulevard, the Riverwalk museums, the Bonnet House, and the beach strip.9Amelia IslandThe northeast barrier island: Victorian Fernandina Beach downtown, Fort Clinch, and Atlantic resorts.10EvergladesThe river of grass: the Homestead, Shark Valley, and Gulf Coast gateways to Everglades National Park.11SanibelThe shelling islands: the Sanibel lighthouse, the Ding Darling wildlife refuge, and the Shell Museum.

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A practical plan for this area

Choose one gateway: Shark Valley for its loop and observation-tower outing, or Ernest Coe for the southern park route. These are separate trips, not two entrances to cross between casually. Choose the gateway before selecting the overnight base.

Getting there and back

Navigate to the named visitor center and check NPS road and facility alerts. Arrange the full return before starting; reaching the park entrance does not solve transport within the park. Keep fuel, daylight and the distance back to your accommodation in the plan.

Before you book

Check the activity, admission and operating conditions for the chosen gateway. A Shark Valley tram or other operated experience may require its own reservation. Do not assume an entrance ticket includes every tour.

If plans change

If alerts or weather make that gateway unsuitable, choose a confirmed alternative before travelling. A different entrance can mean a substantial change of route, so it should be a new plan rather than a last-minute detour.

Plan reviewed: Sep 16, 2026

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Region decisionFlorida by region: the Atlantic coast vs the Gulf coast vs the KeysFlorida is too spread out to see in one trip, so pick a region and base, not a statewide loop. The Atlantic coast combines surf, historic St. Augustine, and the Palm Beach–to–Fort Lauderdale strip; the Gulf offers the beach towns of Sarasota, Naples and Sanibel, shelling and sunsets; the Keys require a separate long drive to Key West. Add the Everglades from either the Miami or Gulf side. Water temperature, surf and swimming conditions vary by place, weather and season.Keys route plannerDriving the Overseas Highway: Miami to Key West through the KeysThe Overseas Highway (US-1) runs about 160 miles from Miami to Key West on a single road, crossing the Seven Mile Bridge and a chain of islands to mile marker zero in Old Town. It is toll-free but slow — two-lane stretches, one road in and out, and one bad crash can stall the whole chain — so give it a full day and stay at least a night. In Key West, base in walkable Old Town for Hemingway's home and its six-toed cats, Fort Zachary Taylor's beach, the lighthouse, and the butterfly conservatory.

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Hotels, restaurants and things to do in Everglades Source Guide

CategoryThings to do in Everglades Source Guide2 checked places: Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades National Park - Shark Valley Visitor Center

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National Park Visitor CenterErnest F. Coe Visitor CenterChoose this Homestead entrance for the Royal Palm and Anhinga trails or the road to Flamingo. Shark Valley and Gulf Coast have separate entrances with no connecting road inside Everglades National Park.

Sunset over the sawgrass marsh at Shark Valley in Everglades National Park, Florida

National Park Visitor CenterEverglades National Park - Shark Valley Visitor CenterThe Tamiami Trail entrance to Everglades National Park, built around a 15-mile loop road to a concrete observation tower, reachable by tram, bike, or on foot for close alligator viewing.