Frank Dux

Review of Everglades National Park

Absolutely not worth the time and money, at least ...

Absolutely not worth the time and money, at least not now (Nov 1st, 2017). Most of the walkways and all observation towers are closed due to hurricane damage. Flamingo is completely shut down. No boat tours available. The water is too high. We saw exactly one alligator, a few birds and many moskitoes. If the rangers at the visitor centre had pointed that out (which they didn't), we would have saved the 25$ entrance fee and the lost day. Very disappointing! Also, 6 weeks after Irma we did not see any maintenance crew. There doesn't seem to be any rebuilding going on. Only "Closed" signs... Not sure what we paid for. It wasn't for the value we got. The park should lower the entrance fee as long as most of the facilities are closed.
I have no problem with giving a donation for hurricane repairs, but then it should be marked as such. BTW, the Bahia Honda park at the Keys halved its entry fees due to unavailability of some facilities...