Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades National Park

Very beautiful day..the alligators were so close.It was a very scary,yet thrilling wildlife experience.We visited this park at the right time..no bugs biting and the rain/hurricane season has not started yet. What I have read the best time to visit is during the winter/early spring months.

Small visitor center. With a very large parking lot this is the entrance to 2 Trails. Best Pl. to see birds and alligators . We saw huge turtles tons of wildlife. It’s very serene. It has a small gift shop with the stamps for the passports. Awesome staff it’s a must stop to the Everglades.

Great little visitor center right next to two great trails! There are bathrooms, a small gift shop, and vending machines. The trails are absolutely amazing, and shirt enough that most people without disabilities should be able to walk both with ease. The Anhinga trail is definitely wheelchair accessible, and the Gumbo Limbo trail may be. It is fully paved, but gets narrow at spots. We pushed a side-by-side double stroller through it with minimal issues.

I loved this part of the Everglades. I saw "critters" almost as soon as I got out of my truck. Before heading to the Center, there were birds welcoming me- really squawking, "Get out of my way, I'm flying here!" When I got to the edge of the water, by the separating wall, there was an alligator floating, minding his/her own business. There are signs to not feed the animals, but the way the fish were staring at me, it seemed they were used to people feeding them, or perhaps they are just used to people wanting to take their pictures. Fish selfie! Walking the trail I saw a lot of birds and was treated to several alligators taking their time floating on the water under and around the overlook and bridge. There were really cool birds sitting with each other on branches. I loved it! As I was leaving, an Anhinga (?) was sitting on the rail of the boardwalk sunning itself waiting for it's turn for a bird selfie! It was so comfortable with all the tourists staring and snapping cameras and cellphones. It is an easy walk that can take around an hour, depending on how many times you stop for pictures. I hope to visit again!

Did the wet walk with ranger Ashley and it was amazing. Miami is my home town, but I've never seen the everglades like this before. Absolutely fascinating. And the water was refreshing in the heat of the day