Homestead

The Anhinga trail starts at the Royal Palm visitor center and stretches .8 miles through a fascinating sawgrass marsh. Being close to the park entrance, this is a very popular and busy trail. Expect crowds. If you have a choice of season, winter is a particularly active time for wildlife and mosquitos aren’t as prevalent. Winter is the dry season, and with lower water levels, the wildlife is mo...

Anhinga Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Homestead, Florida.

The Everglades National Park is a superb spot for viewing wading birds and alligators off an easy paved path. There are a number of observation decks along the way, off of the main path. The trail begins at the Visitor Center, following Taylor Slough.

Biscayne National Park Walk is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Miami, Florida.

Black Creek Canal Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Homestead, Florida.

The Deering Estate is a magnificent and historic property with a home built in 1900.  To see the house and check out its immediate property, you will need to pay to enter the gates.  However, just 50 yards south of the entry to the Estate is a small service road that leads down to the "People's Dock" on Biscayne Bay.   After you park in the main Deering parking area, you will walk down this ser...

Long Pine Key Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Homestead, Florida.

Park at the trailhead and hop onto the boardwalk trail. Its very short--just 0.2 miles, so take your time to enjoy the scenery and wildlife. Partway through the hike there is a lookout tower which is great for getting a high vantage point to enjoy the landscape from. Be aware of wildlife around you and respectful of the space you share with them.

There are few places as beautiful and serene as Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden! Located right in Coral Gables, near Miami, this garden boasts an extensive amount of well-groomed acres with hundreds of different tropical flowers and species of plants. When exploring the gardens, it is likely that you will come across small smoothie stands using the fruit grown right there. The gardens are als...