This park is at the southern end of Florida, a hundred-mile-long subtropical wilderness of saw-grass prairie, jungle-like hammock, and mangrove swamps, extending from lake Okeechobee and ending in Florida Bay. In wet years a river inches-deep flows south from the lake through this ecosystem to Florida Bay. The park is home to many animals, the most well-known being the ancient alligator.

Visit the Everglades National Park Forum to ask questions about the park.