Royal Palm Visitor Center

Great first stop on the main road inside the park. Very easy walk on mostly a plank walks over the swamp. You will see quite a few birds and lots of plant life. And you will likely see gators. We saw an 8-10 footer. There are lots of wetlands you can cover on the boardwalks, me if you keep an eye out you will see some gators. Lots of time the birds will alert you! Also look for the lily pads being disturbed 😉 Saw white, grey, and blue herons. Saw a few ibis and snowy egrit. Lots of turkey vultures and gulls as well and many more bird life. Saw a very colorful green/blue bird that don't know what it is. Trails are fairly short, so it should only take about an hour

Small visitors center with a tiny shop to buy candy, chips, soda pop, water, shirts and fridge magnets. Basic but clean toilets. Plenty of parking. We saw plenty of birds, fish and animals just outside the visitor center. Lovely boardwalk all around to allow families and less adventurous visitors to experience the Everglades from land. A few wooden structures offer shade along the boardwalk but you still have to come well prepared for the harsh Florida sun.

This was a great park and the visitors center was ok too. There wasn’t as much staff there that could give information or watch the visitors, but there was plenty of wildlife. Alligators came right up to the walkway in a few different areas to sunbathe. We saw a ton of other animals as well.

Nice little visitor center inside of the parks and we were able to go inside the center despite the government shutdown (last time the government shutdown, we weren’t able to get inside of the park)! They also had several hiking trails to chose from including a boardwalk that looped back to the center. Lovely place overall and was able to see a gator which was really neat to see since you wouldn’t have a chance to see them during the summer and rainy season.

This was our first stop after the main entrance and it didn't disappoint. Lots of wildlife and an easy walk over the boardwalk to see Anhinga, gators, and other local fauna. Don't forget to check out the Gumbo Limbo trail as well, a completely different experience and trail compared to the Anhinga trail

I’ve been here twice and it’s fantastic and fascinating and worth two visits. On both visits we saw so much wildlife, including many alligators and a wide range of birds. I highly recommend catching the tour/talk led by a National Parks staff member. We had a talk led by Stefan who, like most National Parks staff I’ve met, is incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful and just a delight to talk to. My family spent the rest of the weekend talking about how great Stefan was. National Parks are the best. :)

Had a great time seeing wildlife!! Saw 8 Alligators.q few turtles...and several Anhingas, storks,as well as turkey vultures

Very cool place to see alligators, birds and turtles! Also have some stamps in there for the people that collect for their national parks book.