Trees, shrubs, airplants, orchids, and other plants 

 must not be removed or disturbed — other visitors wish to 

 see them, too. 



Speed Limit 



For your safety and for the safety of the wild creatures, the 

 speed limit in the park is 45 miles per hour. You'll find that 

 the more leisurely you drive, the more you will enjoy the 

 Everglades scene. 



Mission 66 



Mission 66 is a program designed to be completed by 1966 

 which will assure the maximum protection of the scenic, scien- 

 tific, wilderness, and historic resources of the National Park 

 System in such ways and by such means as will make them 

 available for the use and enjoyment of present and future gen- 

 erations. Tangible evidences of the progress being made under 

 the program here at Everglades include the new road, camping 

 facilities, and the development at Flamingo. 



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Self-guiding Trails, Exhibits, and Facilities Along the 



Park Road 



[Trails do not exceed 20 minutes walking time] 



Miles from 

 entrance to 

 turnoff 



6.5 

 12.5 

 19.5 



24.5 

 26.5 



30.5 



Royal Palm area: 



Royal Palm Visitor Center— exhibits, naturalist pro- 

 grams, restrooms. 

 Anhinga Trail — a wildlife trail. 

 Gumbo Limbo Trail— a jungle trail through tropical 

 hardwood hammock. 



Long Pine Key area: 



Campground — limited facilities. 



Picnic area — limited facilities, picnic tables, toilets. 



Pinelands Trail — a pinewoods community trail. 

 Pa-Hay-Okee — boardwalk and tower for panoramic view. 

 Mahogany Hammock — elevated boardwalk into mahog- 

 any forest. 



Paurotis Pond — parking for view of rare palms. 

 Nine Mile Pond— limited picnicking facilities. 



West Lake area: 



Mangrove Trail — an elevated boardwalk into dense, 

 tropical, mangrove swamp. 



West Lake Pond— Cuthbert rookery boat trip 

 (Feb.-May), waterfowl. 



Flamingo area: 



Exhibits, naturalist programs, marina, sightseeing 

 boats, restaurant, motel, service station, picnic area, 

 campground. 



Administration 



Everglades National Park is administered by the National 

 Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, with headquar- 

 ters at 203 North Krome Avenue in the business district of 

 Homestead, Fla. For further information, call in person or tele- 

 phone or write the Superintendent, Box 275, Homestead, Fla. 



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UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

 Fred A. Seaton, Secretary 



NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

 Conrad L. Wirth, Director 



U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1959-0-527192 



