Everglades National Park – Page 2

Everglades Long Pine Key Trail

Homestead 11.8 miles

On an upland island surrounded by seas of grassy wetlands, a six mile linear trail leads across South Florida rocklands from Long Pine Key Campground to Pine Glades Lake.

Every Kid Outdoors

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Got kids? If any of them are in fourth grade, they can get a free pass to ALL Federal public lands good for the whole family through the end of August. Here's how.

Florida’s Toxic Trees

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Southeast Florida is home to two poisonous trees, the poisonwood and the manchineel. Learn how to recognize them so you don't get too close, and find out how truly dangerous they are.

Gumbo Limbo Trail

Royal Palm Hammock 0.4 miles

At Royal Palm Hammock in Everglades National Park, the Gumbo Limbo Trail is a gentle paved path that gets you up close and personal with a tropical hammock and its oolite holes.

Named in honor of the first game warden in Everglades, who gave his life protecting the birds, this paved walk offers excellent views of Florida Bay and insight into why Everglades National Park now exists.

Homestead

Home to Southeast Florida's highest concentration of farms and nurseries, Homestead and Florida City are the gateway to two National Parks and the Florida Keys.

Keeping track of Everglades pythons

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I'm pleased to report that Everglades National Park is now on Twitter, sharing what their staff (and wild places) are up to, including trapping Burmese pythons.

Mahogany Hammock Trail

Long Pine Key 0.4 miles

Mahogany Hammock is a tree island, a tropical oasis in the Everglades “river of grass,” where the short boardwalk trail immerses you in the jungle-like hammock.

Miami

One of Florida's busiest metropolitan areas, Miami is the gateway to three national parks and gardens galore.

Nature’s Way

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Revisiting Everglades National Park after Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma did their dirty work, with storm surges of 6 and 9 feet crashing over the seawalls at Flamingo.

Old Ingraham Highway

Royal Palm Hammock miles

CLOSED. Opened in 1922 as the first motorway to Flamingo, the crumbling pavement of the Old Ingraham Highway reaches 11 miles into the heart of Everglades National Park.

Otter Cave Hammock Trail

Shark Valley 1.0 miles

Complementing Shark Valley’s loop trail and Bobcat Boardwalk, the Otter Cave Trail gets you out into the Everglades at a walking pace, where you’ll see more wildlife.