Kayaking in Everglades National Park...

Area Overview

Everglades National Park is a national treasure and World Heritage Site. The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, the park protects 1.5 million acres at Florida’s southern tip and offers protected habitat to many rare and endangered species.

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Paddle Everglades, kayak, canoe, Florida

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Everglades National Park, FL

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Here we explore paddling and kayaking in Everglades National Park, plus other natural refuges (which, though separate, many also refer to as "The Everglades") that border the park - View on our map, and click on the links below for all details

Support and Advocacy:

National Park Foundation
The Alliance for Florida's National Parks
Friends of The Everglades

Page Summary:

Everglades Area Paddling
Everglades National Park
- Everglades City-Chokoloskee Bay, Flamingo, Nine Mile Pond, West Lake
Big Cypress National Preserve
- Halfway Creek, Turner River
Other Nearby Paddling
- Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve: East River, Faka Union Canal and River
- Everglades Wildlife Management Area: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Collier-Seminole State Park: Blackwater River, Mud Bay
More Information and Resources

Everglades Area Paddling... Links and Sample Photos

November through March are best to avoid excessive temperatures and bugs, but trails are accessible year-round. Maps are available at the visitor centers. Wildlife of course include alligators but also the endangered Florida panther, crocodiles, deer, marsh rabbit, raccoons, otter, fish, and myriad birds (over 350 documented species).

Everglades National Park

The Everglades offers limitless paddling on the "river of grass"; a third of the park is made up of marine areas and shallow estuaries. Paddle through sawgrass prairie, mangrove tunnels, open lakes, and ponds.