Everglades National Park, Florida

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
1/24/2025	3.7 miles	1 hour 26 minutes	43'	2.6 mph	23.8 miles
Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
1/24/2025	0.4 miles	18 minutes	30'	1.4 mph	24.2 miles
Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
1/24/2025	0.2 miles	13 minutes	0'	0.8 mph	24.4 miles
Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
1/24/2025	0.4 miles	17 minutes	0'	1.5 mph	24.8 miles

Parking: 

• Various places

Map:

• Provided at the park visitor center.

Directions:

• n/a

We went from our motel in Homestead to the Guy Bradley Visitor Center in Flamingo. We got lucky and were able to snag spots on a 2-hour free volunteer lead kayak tour. We have met a few retirees who end up traveling and spend months at a time volunteering at a national park. This volunteer wasn't super talkative, but we had a great time and did learn a bit. We saw a spoonbill as well as many other birds. It was a cold day, so it seemed crazy to go kayaking, but we ended up feeling comfortable. 

As soon as we finished, we were cold and changed into dry clothes. Dian and I used the outlets in the visitor center lobby to heat up some water to cook ourselves lunch. We then did a short hike from the visitor center. We asked at the visitor center for recommendations of other hikes which weren't submerged in water. None of us wanted to do a wading walk, because we were cold. So, we drove to the Snake Bight Trail, our best chance of seeing wildlife. We saw a snake, but not much else. We did other short trails on our way out of the park: Mahogany Hammock Trail, Pa-hay-okee Trail, and the Pinelands Trail. Back at the visitor center by the park entrance, we stopped and boiled water in their restroom. I want to write the NPS & request all visitor centers have hot water dispensers, since I use so much hot water to make meals and tea ;)

Mangroves