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Everglades National Park Adventures Moves to New Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center

March 12, 2026 • Everglades City, Florida Everglades National Park Adventures, an Authorized Concessioner of the National Park Service, has moved its operations to the new two-story Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center in Everglades National Park’s Gulf Coast District. Construction was recently completed on the park’s visitor center as well as its new marina, kayak concession building, and parking lot. These …

New Visitor Center Ribbon Cutting

The official ribbon cutting has been announced for the new Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center! The event will take place on December 12th, and is free and open to the public. We hope you will join us in celebrating this facility that will be our new launching point. See more details about the event and schedule here.

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Free National Park Entry on April 20, 2024

Celebrate National Park Week from April 20-28th, 2024! To start the week, on April 20th, everyone gets free entrance to any National Park site. That means you can take your boat tour without needing to purchase a National Park Pass. Take the opportunity to discover Everglades National Park history, wildlife, and waterways. This NPS article is your guide to National …

Gulf Coast Construction Update from Everglades National Park

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla., March 22, 2024 — Please see the NPS article on the April 1 closure of the Everglades National Park’s Gulf Coast location in Everglades city, as well as estimates about the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center, kayak launch and marina basin.

Second Pontoon Boat Doubles Capacity of Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla., March 4, 2024 — Today we’re excited to announce the maiden voyage of our second pontoon boat which can provide the Ten Thousands Islands Boat Tour to 49 guests. The popular tour has been selling out daily after restarting ten weeks ago with one pontoon boat. The additional boat means twice as many people can now enjoy …

Everglades National Park Adventures Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour

Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour Resumes in Everglades National Park

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla.—The Ten Thousand Islands boat tour in Everglades National Park resumes on December 21, 2023, launching from a temporary location two miles north of the Gulf Coast Visitor Center. The tour was suspended on September 30 when the Everglades National Park’s Gulf Coast Visitor Center and Marina are closed for construction of the new Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor …

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