Hours of Operation
Everglades National Park is open 365 days a year.
The park is located on the southern tip of Florida, and is accessible from different areas.
Main Park entrance (Homestead/Florida City), is open 24 hours a day.
Chekika entrance is only open seasonally due to flooding during the wet season. This entrance is open from December 1 through May 1, follow the sign off Krome Ave. in the Redlands, is open dawn to dusk.
Shark Valley entrance off of Tamiami Trail / US 41, is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Gulf Coast entrance south of the intersection of Tamiami Trail / US 41 and Route 29, is open 24 hours.