Everglades National Park is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States. It preserves the southernmost 20% of the Everglades. It was the first park to preserve an ecosystem.

Visit the park website for necessary fees, passes and potential closings. A century ago, NPCA spearheaded the effort to protect this primeval world of giant trees, expansive grasslands and idyllic ...

Since it lacked the distinguishing features of dramatic landscapes, many doubted whether the Everglades was even worthy of being a national park. "A swamp is a swamp," scoffed respected zoologist ...

Despite its unparalleled tropical beauty in the U.S., this majestic expanse of a park faces alarming challenges from climate change and air pollution originating from industrial sources and emissions ...