Written by reef2020 on October 30, 2000
- Not far into Everglades National Park's southern entrance is a turnoff for the Royal Palm area. There are two great trails here. The first is the Gumbo Limbo trail, which takes you through a tropical...
Written by reef2020 on October 30, 2000
- South of Naples lies Everglades City, the western gateway to Everglades National Park. This is a water-based area, so you won't find any trails to hike or roads to drive. What you will find are...
Written by reef2020 on October 29, 2000
- This is the best part of the Everglades. A fifteen-mile long loop trail takes you right into the heart of the 'River of Grass.' From the 65-foot tall observation tower, it is quite easy to...
Written by reef2020 on October 29, 2000
- Though the main flow of the Everglades is in an area called Shark Valley, you won't find any sharks here. Nevertheless, it is indeed a valley. The 'mountains' on either side of the valley are...
Written by Tideone on March 3, 2001
- Some of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen took place in the Florida Keys and this time was no different.
Having been held up by traffic on US 1, we found ourselves traveling the...
Written by Tideone on March 2, 2001
- We were browsing in the gift shop after dinner when a woman came rushing into the gift shop and said to the woman behind the counter, "Did you know there is a raccoon on the...
Written by Tideone on March 14, 2001
- On your way to Everglades National Park you can't miss the Florida City City Hall. It will be on your right-hand side after you have turned off of US 1.
Check out the animals in front...
Written by AnaMH on November 3, 2000
- If you want to get a real sense of what the Florida Everglades are, take a trip to the Pa- hay-okee Overlook. The meaning of Pa-hay-okee in the Seminole language is “grassy waters” and...
Written by AnaMH on November 3, 2000
- I’m not exactly sure where the name Shark Valley comes from because there are no valleys to be found nearby and no sharks have been spotted here in over a million years. Regardless of the...
Written by AnaMH on November 3, 2000
- The Everglades is full of unique ecosystems that can't be found outside of South Florida. One of these being Westlake. Westlake is the site where salt water from different tidal estuaries mixes with the fresh...
Everglades National Park
Tourism and Travel Guide