Everglades City - Gateway to Everglades National Park and The Ten Thousand Islands

Everglades City, Florida

Gateway to the National Park and the Ten Thousand Islands.

This is where the ultimate Everglades vacation begins. How long it lasts and where each day takes you, is entirely of your own choosing. Explore the raw beauty and excitement of a huge sub-tropical wilderness by day and spend your nights here, in comfort.

Everglades National Park has an array of natural wonders found together in no other single place on earth. Its delicate ecology balanced between salt and fresh water, nature and man, is something every human being should experience at least once in their lifetime.

Deep, dark and lonely forest swamps, wide open prairies of underwater grasslands and hundreds of rivers, creeks, canals and bays make this a wonderland . Coming together in this vast wilderness, fresh water blends with salt from the Gulf of Mexico to form one of the great fisheries of the world. Here, islands abound, numbering ten thousand and more. Many are heavily forested by mangrove, some are plain white knolls of sand or sea shell with little or no vegetation, surrounded by the warm blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Exotic birds, gargantuan alligators and Florida Panthers are here in the wild for those who seek with patience. As is some of the best salt water fishing in the country. All for the price of a small rental boat if you cannot bring your own.

Prefer expert guided fishing or tours? We have them. Back Country, Inside or Outside passage. Desire an overnight or week long camping or canoeing experience deep in the wilderness or upon an island in the Gulf of Mexico? You bet, you can do it. YOU choose the action and comfort levels that are right for you in Everglades City.

Home to an annual Sea Food Festival which feeds thousands, this bit of civilization nestled deep in the wilderness is the perfect stepping off place.

This primary purpose of this site is to allow you to explore the Glades in advance of your actual visit. Hopefully this will help in your planning and we strongly believe the knowledge you then bring with you, will make your time spent here with us more rewarding. Learn about History, Ecology and Biology specific to the Everglades. About alligators, Florida Panthers and other wildlife surviving together in delicate balance within "The last Frontier".

Visit writer, Tom Cash and his Virtual Tour. Return to Index Page