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Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

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Enjoy an easy hike and observe the wildlife on Anhinga Trail, a boardwalk over Taylor Slough that is 6 km (4 mi) from the Everglades National Park entrance. Walk out 600 m (0.4 miles) over a sawgrass marsh area. From the boardwalk, visitors can often see many different Everglades species, from local birds to large reptiles, such as alligators. The trail is wheelchair-accessible, but cycling is not allowed. Plan my trip to Everglades National Park with suggested itineraries provided by Klarna Trips.
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  • This was a spectacular spot to end our day. Sunset brought owl hoots, alligator sightings, great blue heron, sunlit bromeliad in bloom, marsh hens walking on the lily pads, cormorants were all over... 
    This was a spectacular spot to end our day. Sunset brought owl hoots, alligator sightings, great blue heron, sunlit bromeliad in bloom, marsh hens walking on the lily pads, cormorants were all over...  more »
  • What a wonderful way to start an exploration of the Everglades! We saw alligators, all sorts of birds (including anhingas, great blue herons, gallinules and egrets). The water is so clear that you... 
    What a wonderful way to start an exploration of the Everglades! We saw alligators, all sorts of birds (including anhingas, great blue herons, gallinules and egrets). The water is so clear that you...  more »
  • This trail is full of alligators, birds, fish, and beautiful surroundings. I enjoyed taking my time and photographing the wildlife here. I highly recommend this trail. 
    This trail is full of alligators, birds, fish, and beautiful surroundings. I enjoyed taking my time and photographing the wildlife here. I highly recommend this trail.  more »
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  • Amazing park to visit inside Everglades national park. Park entrance fee $30 for private car 7 day pass. Good parking spot for bus and cars. Has restroom and vending machine. Saw alligators and different type of birds.lots of fish(fishing not allowed). Walkway trail to see the alligators and wonder around is really good and easy to walk thru.
  • Awesome board walk. Saw 4 alligators, turtle, and plenty of fish. I highly recommend getting there at 10:30am for the ranger tour. She (forgot her name) was super informative and knows the area well. It was easy to take a stroller on, wheel chair accessible too. Fun fact: there are vultures that will pick the rubber off your car, they offer tarps to cover your car with but they don't have a lot. So if you can plan ahead bring a blanket or something to cover your car.
  • A nice trail. If you like to see a good variety of fish and birds, this is a good trail to do. The park had a nice guided tour of this trail. This trail is not shady, and the sun is bright. It has bathrooms nearby. The trail takes you to pathways that are like bridges over the wet areas. It's a nice place to take great pictures. Sometime, you see gators. This path had some bees. I would wear pants.
  • Beautiful short trail in the Everglades that is either pave or boardwalks, so is wheelchair accessible. The views were fantastic, and there was plenty of wildlife. Most noticeably the gators. We were lucky enough to see a mother gator and her babies right on the side of the trail.
  • I only went for a few hours so it’s hard to fully assess it accurately, but I did go through the Homestead entrance which is the main one and checked out some of the key highlights in that area. Note that park entrance is $30 per vehicle but the path is good for seven days so going one day isn’t really gonna make it a sweet deal and this is a Park that you could spend several days in. Of course the highlight of the Everglades is taking in all the natural beauty and creatures and that’s exactly what I did during my visit. Highly recommend taking the popular Anhinga Trail if visiting briefly as it I truly is your best shot at seeing some cool wildlife.

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