
Everglades City
Historic sites to swamp tours
Everglades City
The pure Florida of bygone days still exists in the Everglades region. Everglades City, the western gateway to Everglades National Park, is known as the "Stone Crab Capital of the World." Feast on the beloved crustacean's claws at rustic seafood houses and restaurants during stone crab season, October 15 through May 15.
Everglades City and nearby Chokoloskee Island give visitors a glimpse into Southwest Florida's past, with museums and small-town charm. They are favorite launch locations for boaters, anglers and paddlers exploring the Everglades Wilderness Waterway and Paradise Coast Blueway within the extensive Ten Thousand Islands coastal mangrove estuary. Aside from the famous Everglades National Park, notable parks and preserves in the area include the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Big Cypress National Preserve, the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Picayune Strand State Forest, Collier-Seminole State Park and nearby Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.
Signature events in Everglades City include the annual Everglades Seafood Festival in early February and Calusa Days in March at Everglades National Park's Gulf Coast Visitor Center.
Population (2017): 443
Per capita income (2016): $27,666
Median household income (2016): $47,159
Median home value (2016): $253,800
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Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center
815 Oyster Bar Ln.
Everglades City, FL 34139
The Gulf Coast Visitor Center serves as the gateway for exploring the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of mangrove islands and waterways that extends to F...
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Captain Becky Campbell
702 Begonia St.
Everglades City, FL 34139
Come join (me) Capt Becky in the beautiful Everglades National Park/10,000 Islands. Fishing and/or Exploring remote islands, rivers and creeks.
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Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery
Big Cypress National Preserve
52388 E. Tamiami Trl.
Ochopee, FL 34141
The gallery features the famous large format black & white landscape photography by Clyde Butcher, along with the work of other selected artists f...
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Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Swamp Walks
137 Coastline Dr.
Copeland, FL 34137
If you are adventurous, follow a park ranger into the unique cypress swamps of the Everglades....
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Janes Scenic Drive
P.O. Box 548
Copeland, FL 34137
The Fakahatchee Strand is the largest of all the strand swamps in Florida....
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C&G's Big Cypress Swamp Buggy Tours
Monroe Station
50910 Tamiami Trail E.
Ochopee, FL 34141
The tour is an exciting ride through Big Cypress National Preserve on a swamp buggy equipped to carry up to six passengers....
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238 Mamie St.
Chokoloskee, FL 34138
Fun, educational eco-experiences for the entire family. The only Silver Level Certified firm by Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism in the area....
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Captain Steve's Swamp Buggy Adventures
Concho Bille Trailhead
Turner River Road
Ochopee, FL 34138
Steve's one of a kind Swamp Buggy Adventure Tours allow you the best opportunity to observe and photograph native wildlife up-close as nature allows a...
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Photograph the Everglades
1180 Chockoloskee
Captain Bruce Hitchcock
Chokoloskee, FL 34138
Private photo tours in Everglades National Park, with Captain Bruce Hitchcock....
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Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center
33000 Tamiami Trail E.
Ochopee, FL 34141
The preserve provides regularly scheduled Ranger-led swamp walks, canoe/kayak trips, bike rides and other special activities and events throughout the...
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