Everglades

Getaways to outdoor recreation in Florida’s Everglades, hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, RV and tent camping, swamp walks, lodging, unique restaurants, road trips and Funky Florida.

Bike & Hike, Birding, Everglades, Kayak & Canoe, Southeast Florida

Visitor tips for exploring Everglades National Park

by Bonnie Gross

If you have one day or its your first visit to the Everglades, this guide will help you see wildlife and experience the essence of Everglades National Park. We offer tips, too, for more in-depth Everglades experiences.

Houseboat at the dock in Flamingo in Everglades National Park (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

Birding, Everglades, Fishing, Lodging, Southeast Florida, Wildlife

A houseboat adventure in Everglades National Park

by Bonnie Gross

Renting a houseboat in Everglades National Park lets you glide into the wilderness of Whitewater Bay and experience its splendor at dawn, at sunset and marvel at its starry skies. Fishermen will love it, but even without fishing, there’s plenty to enjoy.

One hiking trail in Fakahatchee Strand takes you to this spot -- the boardwalk next to the "Fakahatchee Hilton." (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

Bike & Hike, Everglades, Kayak & Canoe, Southwest Florida

Fakahatchee Strand: Big, wild and great for Everglades hiking and kayaking

by Bonnie Gross

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park — the biggest state park in Florida — is a vast, wild place near Everglades City. Year after year, we drove right past, but there are three great reasons to spend time here. We’re glad we did.

The view along Everglades National Park Nine Mile Pond canoe trail

Everglades, Kayak & Canoe

Kayak trails in Everglades National Park: The best way to experience it

by Bonnie Gross

Kayaks and canoes are one of the best ways to surround yourself in the Everglades. Here’s a guide to the trails in the national park.

Everglades, Historic, Southeast Florida

Tours open for season of historic Nike missile base in Everglades National Park

by Bonnie Gross

In the middle of Everglades National Park is the best preserved Nike missile base in South Florida, a relic of the Cold War and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Today it reminds us of those days of John F. Kennedy, fallout shelters and Bob Dylan protest songs.

Everglades, Festivals, Southeast Florida

Seminoles’ American Indian Arts Celebration: Nov. 2 – 3, 2018

by Bonnie Gross

The festival offers tradition — fry bread and alligator wrestling — but also celebrates the diversity of native cultures. Entertainers include the high energy Native Pride Dancers from Minnesota.