While most of the 1.5 million-acre park is protected for wildlife preservation, the northern area closest to Miami is open for private airboat tours. The highly rated Everglades Safari Park within ...

There are currently three authorized airboat tour companies authorized by the National Park Service including Coopertown, ...

Because this part of Everglades National Park is so rarely visited and the ... dock it’s still an active history lesson and wildlife safari on the water. This tour is fantastic with kids ...

Congress formally dedicated this as a national park in 1947, the same year as Douglas’ book.   Native Americans have lived ...