
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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Skunk Ape Headquarters
40904 Tamiami Trl. E.
Ochopee, FL 34141
Purchase Skunk Ape memorabilia along with alligator heads and other souvenirs....
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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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Everglades National Park
815 Oyster Bar Ln.
Everglades City, FL 34139
The park is the only subtropical wilderness in the U.S....
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Big Cypress National Preserve
Oasis Visitor Center
52105 Tamiami Trail E.
Ochopee, FL 34141
The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp, essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades, support the rich marine estuaries along Florida's sou...
More InfoChokoloskee Island Park and Marina
1150 Hamilton Ln.
Chokoloskee, FL 34138
Looking to get away for a few days? A week? A month? Forever?...
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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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Grimm's Stone Crabs
919 Dupont Rd.
Everglades City, FL 34139
Stop by Grimm's Stone Crab in Everglades City and pick up fresh stone crab claws and seafood TO GO. We don't have dining at our location, but we'll g...
More InfoClyde 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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