Things to do in the Everglades

The Everglades offer many great activities, including fishing, hiking, biking and horseback riding. Everglades National Park is a large park. Plan on staying at least one day and perhaps several to get a good feel for what the park offers.

Highlights

• Located in the northern end of the park is the Shark Valley Information Center, where you can board tram tours, rent bicycles or visit the book shop.

• In Everglades city you can take a 12-mile boat tour trough the offshore Ten Thousend islands region. The Everglades national park Boat Tours leave from Parks Docks on Chokoloskee Causeway.

• Canoeing is probably the most adventurous way of exploring the Everglades. There are a number of places where you can rent one

• Outboard motorboats can be rented from Flamingo Marina. There's an inland water route, called the Wilderness Waterway, from Flamingo to Everglades City.

• Everglades Alligator Farm is located on the edge of the Everglades National Park and is a great place to learn about the life cycle of the alligator.

• You can immerse yourself in the native culture of Florida's Seminole tribe at the Billie Swamp Safari.  Also the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum provides an introduction to the culture of the Seminoles.