The staff can help you plan the best use of your time and answer questions about park facilities and activities. Informative publications about South Florida national parks are sold at visitor centers. An entrance fee is charged at the main park entrance, Shark Valley on the Tamiani Trail, and Chekika. The best way to visit the park is to take time to walk the boardwalks and trails along the main park road and to join in ranger-led events. Narrated boat tours explore the pristine Ten Thousand Islands and coastal mangrove.
Naturalists give talks and lead hikes, canoe trips, tram tours, and campfire programs.
At Everglades City the Gulf Coast Visitor Center is the park's western saltwater gateway. Bird and alligator viewing rank among the park's best here. Everglades official map and guide. National Park Service. Everglades official map and guide.