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Best Hiking Trails in Everglades National Park

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Overview

Everglades National Park protects the southern twenty percent of the original Everglades in Florida. The park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States, and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River. An average of one million people visit the park each year. Everglades is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States after Death Valley and Yellowstone.

Getting Started

Enter the park through the Gulf Coast Visitor Center near Everglades City or through the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center near Florida City. Directions are available here: https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/directions.htm
The staff can provide you with a park map and help you find hikes, camping locations, and canoe trails.

When to Go

The park is open year round. Visitor center hours are listed on the website. The best time to visit is in the winter when the heat and mosquitos are not bad.

Permits

Entrance fees are posted on the National Park Service website - https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm.
Permits are required for some activities - https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/permitsandreservations.htm


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  • Hiking Trails (8)
  • Reviews (43)
  1. 1
    Snake Bight Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.7 mi
  2. 2
    Flamingo Campground via Coastal Prairie Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.3 mi
  3. 3
    Long Pine Key
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.1 mi
  4. 4
    Gumbo Limbo Trail and Anhinga Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.6 mi
  5. 5
    Everglades National Park Hike
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.8 mi
  6. 6
    Pa-Hay-Okee Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 779 ft
  7. 7
    Mud Lake via Bear Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.6 mi
  8. 8
    Shark Valley Lookout Tower Loop via Shark Valley Loop Road
    ★ ★ DIFFICULT 14.7 mi
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    alicehalstead01 1 year, 4 months ago
    Nature Loop, complete
    Trail wet but doable, wonderful variety of vegetation and small flower jewels. Connector trail to Long Pine Key Trail not walkable.....underwater !!
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    alicehalstead01 1 year, 4 months ago
    Long Pine Key explore w/ Shanti
    Found Nature Loop: somewhat muddy Found junction of Long Pine Key Trail and access road (Gates 3 & 4); to be explored further. 👍
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    mrnickzel 1 year, 4 months ago
    Hammock trail
    Biting flys
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    blackangel1126 1 year, 5 months ago
    Guy Bradley trail
    Trail has lots of mosquitoes
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    alexg 2 years ago
    Shark Valley Lookout Tower Loop via Shark Valley Loop Road
    yes
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    Tripp Johnson 2 years, 6 months ago
    Track (11/11/19, 10:21:04AM)
    This 0.4 mile loop trail near the Royal Palm Visitor Center is shaded and paved. The unique gumbo limbo trees are the most interesting vegetation along the path. The short walk is worth your time but not a scenic as the nearby Anhinga Trail.
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    Tripp Johnson 2 years, 6 months ago
    Pinelands Trail
    This is a short loop trail right off the main road from the Everglades Visitor Center to Flamingo. The path is asphalt, but the vegetation along the sides of the trail has not been well maintained and makes the trail narrow at spots. The most interesting features of the trail are the solution holes.
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    mreverything 2 years, 6 months ago
    Track (10/22/19, 7:07:44PM)
    30 plus water snakes and a few cotton mouths
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    mreverything 2 years, 7 months ago
    Track (9/26/19, 7:32:38PM)
    Caught two Burmese 8:25 pm 8 footer Second was at 10:50pm 3 feet
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    stevey 2 years, 11 months ago
    1299 Stokes Ln, Collier County, FL to Florida, USA
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    Tripp Johnson 3 years, 3 months ago
    We counted 74 alligators on the trail. I recommend you start on the west side and come back the east side. The observation tower is interesting looking, but the water fountain wasn’t working. Consider asking before you start. It took our family of 6 (kids 9, 7, 6, and 3) about 2.5 hours to make the loop.
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    lhappyufl 3 years, 5 months ago
    Rented bicycles and rode around the trail in 1 hour and 45 minutes. Saw probably over 40 gators and tons of birds, especially on the west side.
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    desiderio.murcho 2 months, 2 weeks ago
    Long Pine Nature Trail
    ★ ★ ★

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    zhudongping 4 months, 1 week ago
    Track (1/9/22, 13:51:24)
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    Ron 1 year, 2 months ago
    Pinenglades trail, enough 4 mile loop with family!
    ★ ★ ★ ★

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    david.eymann1 1 year, 3 months ago
    Pa-Hay-Okee Trail
    ★ ★

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    david.eymann1 1 year, 3 months ago
    Shark Valley Lookout Tower Loop via Shark Valley Loop Road
    ★ ★ ★

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    mrnickzel 1 year, 4 months ago
    Everglades, Gatora
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    mrnickzel 1 year, 4 months ago
    Drive Everglades
    ★ ★ ★ ★

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    sastrueadventures 1 year, 6 months ago
    Pista (10/31/20 8:35:15a. m.)
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    mtrinidad 1 year, 8 months ago
    Everglades Backcountry Fishing - Henry, JT, MT
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    jose.a.silvad 1 year, 10 months ago
    Gumbo Limbo Trail and Anhinga Trail Loop
    ★

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    Mike 2 years, 1 month ago
    Pa-Hay-Okee Trail
    ★

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    Nicholas 2 years, 1 month ago
    Pa-Hay-Okee Trail
    ★ ★ ★

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    sastrueadventures 2 years, 2 months ago
    Pista (3/7/20 11:48:59a. m.)
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    BrianSchoff 2 years, 3 months ago
    Track (2/14/20, 11:21:09AM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 3 months ago
    Track (2/8/20, 11:11:49AM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 4 months ago
    Track (1/15/20, 10:22:17AM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 4 months ago
    Track (1/12/20, 2:06:40PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 4 months ago
    Frog pond 1
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    mreverything 2 years, 4 months ago
    Track (12/26/19, 4:24:36PM)
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    Tripp Johnson 2 years, 5 months ago
    Slough Slogging
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    mreverything 2 years, 5 months ago
    Track (12/10/19, 4:04:23PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 5 months ago
    Track (12/1/19, 5:06:46PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 5 months ago
    Track (11/23/19, 3:11:45PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 6 months ago
    Track (11/10/19, 5:27:59PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 6 months ago
    Track (11/3/19, 4:15:42PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/12/19, 1:40:55PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/4/19, 7:23:16PM)
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    mreverything 2 years, 8 months ago
    Track (9/13/19, 8:45:57PM)
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    RecoilRunner 2 years, 8 months ago
    Track (9/7/19, 6:20:35PM)
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    Tripp Johnson 3 years, 1 month ago
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    gilbdc 3 years, 2 months ago
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