Everglades Hike at Long Pine Key Register

Date and Time:
Sat, Jan 17, 2026; 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM  (Eastern)
Time is tentative.

Organized By: Miami Group

Location: 40001 State Hwy 9336, Homestead, FL 33034

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Event Organizers:
kaatje Bernabei
   kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net
   305 298 0277

This will be a family friendly leisurely walk among blooming wildflowers on the Long Pine Key Nature Trail on Saturday January 17, 2026 at 9 a.m. 

Entry into the park & facilities
We will meet at 9 a.m. in the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center parking lot, on the right as you enter Everglades National Park; restrooms are available at the visitor center. We will then proceed to the Anhinga Trail where we see birds, butterflies, turtles and alligators, passing through pine rockland, Everglades prairie, and tropical hardwood hammock plant communities. Then we walk the Gumbo Limbo Trail and continue to Long Pine Key for lunch at the lake, and then finish with the Pinelands Loop Trail which also has bathroom facilities.

What does it cost?
The walk is free, but a $10 Sierra Club donation is encouraged.  

Entry fee at the Entrance Station is $35 per vehicle unless the driver has an annual or lifetime pass.  We encourage those who have annual or lifetime park passes to carpool, or ride share  from the visitor center to the Long Pine Key trailhead, with those who don’t have passes.  For those 62 or over, the cost to purchase a lifetime pass is $80.

What to wear and bring
Bring lunch and water. Recommend applying sunscreen before the walk.  Wear long pants and running shoes; there is Poison Ivy and Poisonwood along the trail.

Long Pine Key Nature Trail
This flower-power hike, a 1½-mile loop, should take about 2 hours.  
 

 

Level: Moderate (Leisure)

Cost: A donation of 10 dollars to the Sierra Club , bring a check or cash

Bring: Your lunch , good humor and water

Cancellation Policy: Activity is held rain or shine, but may be altered due to inclement weather

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