Everglades National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

Everglades National Park is a river of grass under a huge sky, where alligators rest beside the boardwalk and spoonbills feed in the shallows. This guide helps you plan one, two, or three days there: which of the three separate entrances to use, when to go, how to time the tram, boat tours, and ranger programs, and where to see the most wildlife.

What's inside

• Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from a relaxed drive down the Main Park Road to the Shark Valley bike loop, a ranger-led slough slog, and kayaking Florida Bay, each with a weather backup
• The park's history, from the Calusa and the Seminole and Miccosukee to plume hunters, drainage, Ernest Coe, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and today's restoration
• Sightseeing highlights: the Anhinga Trail, Pa-hay-okee, Mahogany Hammock, Flamingo, the Shark Valley tram and tower, and the Ten Thousand Islands
• A wildlife chapter profiling 14 animals, from alligators and crocodiles to manatees, wood storks, and roseate spoonbills, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
• Trip planning for entrances, passes, seasons, mosquitoes, lodging and camping, accessibility, pets, and safety
• 36 photographs and 6 orientation maps

What you'll receive

• EPUB ebook (Everglades_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 12 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
• PDF (Everglades_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 106 pages including the cover, about 25 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Tour schedules, program dates, and closures change, so check the park's current alerts before you travel.

Bring repellent, start early, and let the River of Grass come to you.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.