Everglades National Park

Pros: A wild and unpredictable place to visit Exotic wildlife..
Cons: very hot in the summer

The Wetlands, River of Grass, The Everglades, whatever you call it, there is nowhere else on earth quite like it. One of the worlds great, exotic getaways just happens to be in my backyard. Well, not exactly in my backyard, but close enough! ...

Pros: The wildlife, especially the gators and crocs.
Cons: Choking humidity levels!

Tourists who decide to visit the state of Florida come for a variety of reasons. Some people come for the beaches. Some come here for Disney World. Others come here simply to escape the cold weather during the winter season. Besides all of the ...

Pros: Teaming with wildlife, amazing sites, discoveries and experiences
Cons: mosquitoes and more mosquitoes very hot and humid in the summer

My wife and I have been fortunate enough to visit many national parks across this great nation of ours in our thirty years of marriage. From Acadia Park in Maine to the Redwoods of California we have enjoyed our experiences. In all those years I never ...

Pros: Wildlife is abundant. Birds and gators are all over the place. Park is easily accessible.
Cons: Mosquitoes, heat and humidity can taint summer visits... our February visit presented no such problems.

Perhaps nowhere else in the U.S. will visitors find such a high concentration of animal life in the wild. On the half-mile long Anhinga Trail, visitors will encounter huge, colorful shorebirds and abundant alligators... always within sight. ...

Pros: Best Natural Habitat in Florida
Cons: Creatures are a bit Bold

Several years ago, I traveled to Florida on Vacation with a friend. Being ex Boy Scouts we decided that this would be a camping trip. We drove from Connecticut straight to the Everglades National Park and checked in to one of the camping areas in the...

Pros: Natural Wonder of the WORLD, Absolutely Unique, Great Winter Destination, Senior Citizens!
Cons: Not Suitable for Summer Vacation Time, Mosquitoes Present Year Round

"There is no other everglades." It is true. No where else on earth does a similar ecosystem exist. Most of the tourists were very surprised when the park's guides told us this. We figured there was a similar ecosystem in the Pacific somewhere. But...

Pros: Vast array of wildlife, activities, and lodging/camping choices
Cons: Not being prepared

Pros: Amazing opportunity to view wildlife!
Cons: Mosquitoes - lots and lots of mosquitoes

Last weekend, after six years of living in South Florida, my husband and I decided that it was finally time to visit Everglades National Park. Unlike National Parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, Everglades National Park was not established because...

Pros: The Walkway at Shark Valley Teams with Interesting Wildlife!
Cons: The uneventful and incomprehensible boat ride.

Everglades National Park has two entrances. One is a rip off; the other is well worth the admission.

Most travelers first come upon the entrance near Everglades City, on the western side of Florida. Unless you’re starving or love greasy, fried...

Pros: Tons of gators, wildlife, and vegetation in the River of Grass.
Cons: None

We decided to take advantage of the drier and cooler than normal weather conditions, and spend today, April 22, 2001 at Shark Valley. We filled the cooler with cokes, stopped by Publix to pick up a couple of subs, and were on our way. We drove west on...

Pros: Everything!
Cons: We invade the space of all wild life and there are people that do not follow the rules to continue to keep them safe.

We drove down from Orlando to the EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

Spending one day here was definitely not enough.

This is gorgeous country side. Being a city girl, I don't do a lot of outdoor things like this. Maybe the Zoo or Sea...

Pros: Alligators?
Cons: Alligators?

The Everglades is a unique ecosystem located in Southern Florida which is becoming more endangered every day. The Everglades appropriately nicknamed the "River of Grass" is actually a large river which is fed from Central Florida. However,...

Pros: Remarkable wildlife; miles of unchallenged open space; clean and relatively unspoiled.
Cons: Constant threat of encroachment from Miami; unbearable summers

The Everglades National Park is the most wild and untamed habitat I've ever visited -- leaving aside for the moment Back Bay Station in Boston during rush hour. It's natural beauty, magnificent views and relative paucity of tourists is at once...

Pros: wild natural beauty
Cons: wild animals

Visiting the Everglades was one of the most uplifting trips IÕve ever taken. I went on my own, and as a single female New Yorker who hates driving, I was very nervous about the trip, the driving and being on my own. The driving turned out to be the most...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, exquisite look at nature and wildlife.
Cons: Mosquitoes during the spring and summer.

Exploring Everglades National Park is an activity I have cherished throughout my life. Since I was in my early teens, I have periodically taken road trips into the park to explore the scenery and wildlife. Thus, I decided I should write about a few...