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Everglades National Park Main Park Road, Florida

The 38-mile road from the Homestead entrance to Florida Bay, through pine rockland, sawgrass, tree islands and mangroves. Anhingas and alligators at Royal Palm, the river of grass from Pa-hay-okee, the largest mahogany in the country, and the warden who died for the birds of Flamingo.

29 min of audio · 49 miles · Read the transcript

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
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    4. You're ready to exploreEnter at the Homestead entrance (State Road 9336; open 24 hours; $35 per private vehicle, card or digital pass only, no cash) and park at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, then press Start. The tour follows the Main Park Road 38 miles south to Flamingo. Cell service is limited inside the park: download the tour before you arrive. Bring water, food and insect repellent; winter weekends can be crowded, so arrive before 10 AM.

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    Facts from Everglades National Park (NPS) trail, place, nature, history and news pages, and the NPS South Florida Collections Mission 66 exhibit. Music: Saint-Saëns, The Swan, performed by Alisa Weilerstein and Jason Yoder at the White House in 2009 (public domain, U.S. government work, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.