Anhinga Trail

Anhinga Trail is located about four miles from the Everglades National Park entrance near Homestead in Florida and is approximately one hour's drive from Miami International Airport. The park protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the third largest national park in the lower 48 states.

Starting at the Royal Palm Visitor Center, this is only a relatively short trail of approximately 0.8 miles round trip with plenty of scenic views and wildlife to be seen. For this reason it is one of the most popular trails in the park and was added to the U.S National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Hikers will be able to travel across a paved walkway and a boardwalk over Taylor Slough, which is a freshwater sawgrass marsh.

It is recommended that visitors bring a camera as they hike along the trail as they may see various species such as alligators, turtles, anhinga, herons and egrets here. By the park entrance is the Ernest Coe Visitor Center, which is open all year round from 9am to 5pm and has many informational brochures about the park as well as gifts and souvenirs. Visitors to the park should be prepared in hot humid months for many insects including mosquitoes and biting flies.