Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Fakahatchee ferns

Royal Palm Hammock

Royal Palm Hammock is where Everglades National Park began, set aside as Royal Palm State Park in 1916, protecting 960 acres of pristine Everglades habitats.

Anhinga Trail

Royal Palm Hammock   0.8 miles

For most visitors, the Anhinga Trail is their first glimpse into Everglades National Park. It's short, and the alligators are right there: hard to miss

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.

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.