This is where you can find websites, helpful phone numbers, friends groups and cooperating associations, and, sometimes, books related to the park.
Everglades National Park: www.nps.gov/ever
Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center (Homestead Entrance)
Physical Address
40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034
Shark Valley Visitor Center (Miami Entrance)
Physical Address
36000 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33194
Gulf Coast Visitor Center (Everglades City Entrance)
Physical Address (Temporarily Located At Everglades Adventures Until Fall 2025)
611 Collier Avenue
Everglades City, Florida 34139
Guy Bradley Visitor Center at Flamingo
Physical Address
1 Flamingo Lodge Hwy
Homestead, Florida 33034
Everglades National Park Mailing Address:
40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034-6733
Visitor Information: 305-242-7700
For various maps of the park, area, and land and water trail maps, click here.
For information about bringing pets, click here.
Fees
Digital passes or credit/debit cards are the ONLY method of payment at all fee collection areas. Pre-paid digital passes may be purchased online before entering the park and displayed on a mobile device or printed out for display at the fee station.
Standard Pass:
- Seven-day vehicle access: $35
- Seven-day motorcycle access: $30
- Seven-day per person access (pedestrians and bicyclists): $20
Everglades National Park Annual Pass: $70
America the Beautiful Annual Pass (including Senior Passes): FREE - $80
Organizations And Businesses:
- Commercial Van (7-15 seats): $125
- Commercial Mini-Bus (16-25 seats): $200
- Commercial Motor Coach (26+ seats): $300
- Education/Academic Group: FREE
Always check the park website's Alerts & Conditions page for any trail, road, or area closures as well as the latest information on any construction projects and weather-related issues.
Friends Organizations and Cooperating Associations
Alliance For Florida’s National Parks strives to instill in all people an appreciation of Florida’s public lands and natural resources for what they are – the key to the sustainability and prosperity of the state. The Alliance’s work enriches the park experience and creates deeper connections between local communities and the nature that abounds in their backyards through five focused pillars of support, including:
- Environmental education
- Exploration
- Preservation & Protection
- Restoration
- Community engagement
Helpful Books
The Everglades: River Of Grass
Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a "river of grass," most people considered the area worthless. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve The Everglades.The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise
The Everglades was America's last frontier, a wild country long after the West was won. Grunwald chronicles how a series of visionaries tried to drain and “reclaim” it, and how Mother Nature refused to bend to their will.
One Night In The Everglades
Laurel Larsen, with the help of Joyce Mihran Turley, makes great strides in cementing that connection with One Night In The Everglades. This insightful book, carried by Ms. Larsen's simple yet colorful words and Ms. Turley's wonderful illustrations, takes young readers (recommended for ages 8-12) through one night in the Everglades so Ms. Larsen, a research ecologist, can gather data that can help with the restoration of the river of grass.From Swamp To Wetland: The Creation Of Everglades National Park
Wet, flat, hot, buggy, home to snakes and alligators, and difficult to access, it could not be as tourist friendly as many parks, and recreational opportunities would be limited – about the only way to experience it deeply would be by boat. In From Swamp to Wetland, a most descriptive title, environmental historian Chris Wilhelm explains how the uniqueness of the Glades made it an unusual candidate for national park status because it was considered a swamp, and swamps were wasteland that needed conversion to usefulness for the human population.
