The Everglades

Pros: Alligators, up close and personal!
Cons: very hot in the summer months

The Wetlands, River of Grass or, 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! Within ...

Pros: Nothing like it in the world.
Cons: Mosquitoes, mosquitoes and more of them.

During our 3 week camping trip we spent some time in Everglades National Park.

General Information:

Everglades National Park is basically a slow-moving freshwater river, 50 miles wide and a few inches deep. It...

Pros: Nature: animals, plants, and water interacting
Cons: Slow pace; not easy to get around.

Like no place else on earth, the Everglades offers a view into an earlier time. The river of grass is a showcase for animal and plant life on a very intimate scale, but large enough that you can lose yourself in it.

The 'glades covers the...

Pros: Visit a unique Ecosystem
Cons: Bugs aren't actually all that tasty

There are two things you should be absolutely sure to bring with you when going to visit the Everglades: sunscreen and bug repellant. If you leave either one behind, you're going to regret it later. (I came off the airboat with a nasty sunburn, as I...

Pros: Clean, lot's of securuty, lot's to do.
Cons: When the mosquitoes attack run for your life!

Markham Park lies upon the edge of the Everglades conservation area in South Florida, 20 minutes west of Fort Lauderdale. The 666-acre park offers everything you need for a few days away from civilization.

It was...

Pros: excellent signage of medicinal plants, boardwalk, museum
Cons: didn't have long enough to explore it all

Saved by the swamp By Nancy V. Sont Imagine being saved by the mosquitoes, alligators, snakes and swamp water of the south Florida Everglades. The Seminole natives, under repeated attacks from the white men determined to exterminate or expel them, ...

Pros: Lots and lots of nature
Cons: none

We just returned from the everglades. We took an airboat ride, a swamp buggy ride and a pontoon boat ride.
Here are some of the things we saw.

Birds. Lots of birds native to Florida. Pelicans, cormorants, anhingas, egrets,...

Pros: A chance to touch the Earth
Cons: Mosquitoes will try to touch you back

The Everglades represent a unique ecosystem now occupying roughly the lower fifth of the Florida peninsula. There is no similar ecosphere anywhere in the world, and as such has recently been declared an International Biosphere Preserve. The Everglades...

Pros: Beauty; fantastic boating environment
Cons: Extremely primitive accomodations

Florida is a state teeming with life. You see this in the lush vegetation, so dramatically different from the arid California environment. You see this in the roadkill appearing hideously on Florida's roads. And you see this in the Everglades more...

Pros: Wildlife
Cons: Mosquitos

I love National Parks and the Everglades is no exception. It is truly a wonderful paradise, but please take the time to view the Everglades, do not give it a quick drive by.

I must have been to the Everglades 20 times. If you only have a...

Pros: Ibises, herons, gators and warblers
Cons: Bring Off! 9 months of the year

Both times we've been to the Everglades -- once in spring, and once in winter -- our favorite part of the trip has been Eco Pond.

It doesn't seem to show up on many maps. Certainly, it doesn't appear on the Motorist's Guide to the Everglades....

Pros: Good food, beautiful scenery
Cons: Watch the rain

Review Topic:  Events & Festivals

The first weekend of February there is a Seafood Festival in Everglades city located off highway 41 (also known as SW 8 street, Tamiami Trail or Calle Ocho). As you leave Miami on 8th...

Pros: adventure of a lifetime
Cons: they did not care about our safety

Do not rent a boat and go out on your own unless you care for an adventure.
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Pros: awesome place
Cons: bugs

I have been to the everglades a few times now, and every time I am there, I love it even more. You can walk around paths that just wonder around the everglades. There are many alligators and crocs. It is quite an up close experience. Some of the...

Pros: Beautiful, cheap, easy, relaxing
Cons: Watch out for the alligators!

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...