The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
Florida

Stop 7 · Days 282–284

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. 282Day 282 — Shark Valley & an airboatFull day · 5h 45m planned
  2. 283Day 283 — Anhinga Trail & FlamingoFull day · 3h 30m planned
  3. 284Day 284 — Down the Overseas HighwayDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Guided Tours
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities