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National Parks 3 parks Florida Updated 2026

National Parks in Florida

Photo: NPS Photo by Miguel Salas
3
Parks
1
Free Entry
Everglades
Most Visited

Quick answer: Florida has 3 national parks: Everglades, Biscayne, Dry Tortugas.

Florida has 3 national parks — Everglades, Biscayne, Dry Tortugas. 1 park has free admission; Everglades is the largest at 1,508,938 acres.

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National Parks in Florida

# Park Visitors (2023)
1
≈ 1.2 million (2023)
2
≈ 565K (2023)
3
≈ 81K (2023)

All 3 National Parks in Florida

1.

Everglades National Park

Key Facts

Established
1934
Area
1,508,938 acres
Visitors / yr
≈ 1.2 million (2023)
Entry fee
$35/vehicle

Everglades National Park covers 1,508,938 acres of subtropical wetland and coastal wilderness at the southern tip of Florida, authorized in 1934 and dedicated in 1947 as the first national park established to protect biodiversity rather than scenery. It is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the only place in the world where American alligators and American crocodiles coexist in the wild.

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3.

Dry Tortugas National Park

Key Facts

Established
1992
Area
64,701 acres
Visitors / yr
≈ 81K (2023)
Entry fee
$15

Dry Tortugas National Park protects 64,701 acres of open water, coral reef, and seven small islands 70 miles west of Key West, Florida — accessible only by ferry or seaplane and one of the most remote national parks in the eastern United States. The park's centerpiece is Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry structure in the Americas, begun in 1846 and never fully completed; the park was established as a national monument in 1935 and redesignated as a national park in 1992.

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