The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
Florida

Stop 7 · Days 230–232

Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park, FL

The 'river of grass' — a vast subtropical wetland and the only place on earth where alligators and crocodiles coexist, best seen by airboat and boardwalk.

Where to stay

  • Stay in Homestead or Everglades City

    Homestead for the main entrances; Everglades City for the Gulf side.

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You gotta eat this

  • Stone crab & gator bites

    Everglades City stone crab in season, and a fried-gator sampler.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 230Day 230 — Shark Valley & an airboatFull day · 4h 30m planned
  2. 231Day 231 — Anhinga Trail & FlamingoFull day · 3h 30m planned
  3. 232Day 232 — Down the Overseas HighwayDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Guided Tours