Best trails in Everglades National Park

All accredited educational and scientific institutions are eligible to receive free entrance to the park. Bringing your classroom to the park can present many unique learning opportunities and novel ways for your students to advance their studies. The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), Public Law 108-447, provides the National Park Service statutory authority to allow “outings conducted for non-commercial educational purposes by schools or bona fide academic institutions.”

Valid for 7 days. Admits up to 2 private, non-commercial motorcycles with up to 4 total passengers.

Good for 7 consecutive days at all park entrances. Admits one individual hiker, bicyclist, pedestrian, or human-powered paddlecraft, when not arriving in a vehicle or vessel. Individuals 15 years old and younger, are admitted free of charge.

Admits the passholder and passengers of a single vehicle or vessel. Good for 7 consecutive days at all park entrances.

The Everglades Annual Pass admits the pass holder, passenger on one motorcycle, or passengers of a single vehicle or vessel to Everglades National Park.

Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.

No entrance pass required for US citizens and residents on these days:

February 16 — Presidents' Day
May 25 — Memorial Day
June 14 — Flag Day
July 3–5 — Independence Day weekend
August 25 — National Park Service's birthday
September 17 — Constitution Day
October 27 — Theodore Roosevelt's birthday
November 11 — Veterans Day

The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.

The Ernest F. Coe, Royal Palm, Flamingo, Shark Valley, and Gulf Coast Visitor Centers are all accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers. Orientation films include closed captioning.

Assistive listening devices, tactile exhibits, and Braille materials are available. Loaner wheelchairs are available at the Royal Palm Visitor Center, Flamingo Visitor Center, Shark Valley Visitor Center, and Gulf Coast Visitor Center.

Some ranger-led programs are wheelchair accessible.

Additional information about accessibility at Everglades National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.

The Ernest F. Coe, Royal Palm, Flamingo, Shark Valley, and Gulf Coast Visitor Centers are all accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers. Orientation films include closed captioning.

The boat tours from Flamingo and Gulf Coast, plus the Shark Valley tram tour, are wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices are available for these tours. Please call in advance to make a reservation for accessibility services.

The Long Pine Key and Flamingo frontcountry Campgrounds have individual wheelchair accessible camping sites and wheelchair accessible restrooms and parking.

The Pearl Bay Chickee backcountry Campground has one individual wheelchair accessible camping site with handrails, a canoe dock, and an accessible chemical toilet. This campsite is reached by a four-hour canoe trip.

Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.