Everglades National Park Passes
Every Everglades National Park wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.
Everglades National Park in South Florida protects a vast subtropical wilderness of mangroves, marsh, and coastline, best explored by kayak or canoe along the Wilderness Waterway and coast. A wilderness camping permit reserves a specific chickee (elevated platform), beach, or ground site for each night of your itinerary. Popular paddle-in sites in the cooler dry season can be competitive, so plan around the booking window.
Top Everglades National Park entry points
The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.
- Graveyard Creek (Ground Sites) - Very high demand
- Johnson Key Chickee - Very high demand
- Little Rabbit Key (Ground Sites) - Very high demand
- Lostman’s Five (Ground Sites) - Very high demand
- Shark Point Chickee - Very high demand
- Pearl Bay Chickee (Accessible) - Very high demand
- Hell’s Bay Chickee - Very high demand
- Pavilion Key (Beach Sites) - Very high demand
- South Joe River Chickee - Very high demand
- Camp Lonesome (Ground Sites) - Very high demand
- Alligator Creek (Ground Sites) - Low demand
- Broad River (Ground Sites) - Low demand
All Everglades National Park passes
Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.
- Alligator Creek (Ground Sites)
- Broad River (Ground Sites)
- Camp Lonesome (Ground Sites)
- Canepatch (Ground Sites)
- Clubhouse Beach (Beach Sites)
- Crooked Creek Chickee
- Darwin’s Place (Ground Sites)
- East Cape Sable (Beach Sites)
- East Clubhouse Beach (Beach Sites)
- Ernest Coe (Ground Sites)
- Graveyard Creek (Ground Sites)
- Harney River Chickee
- Hell’s Bay Chickee
- Highland Beach (Beach Sites)
- Hog Key (Beach Sites)
- Ingraham (Ground Sites)
- Jewell Key (Beach Sites)
- Joe River Chickee
- Johnson Key Chickee
- Lane Bay Chickee
- Lard Can (Ground Sites)
- Little Rabbit Key (Ground Sites)
- Lopez River (Ground Sites)
- Lostman’s Five (Ground Sites)
- Middle Cape Sable (Beach Sites)
- Mormon Key (Beach Sites)
- New Turkey Key (Beach Sites)
- North Nest Key (Ground Sites)
- North River Chickee
- Northwest Cape Sable (Beach Sites)
- Oyster Bay Chickee
- Pavilion Key (Beach Sites)
- Pearl Bay Chickee (Accessible)
- Picnic Key (Beach Sites)
- Plate Creek Chickee
- Rabbit Key (Beach Sites)
- Robert’s River Chickee
- Rodger’s River Chickee
- Shark Point Chickee
- Shark River Chickee
- South Joe River Chickee
- Sweetwater Chickee
- Tiger Key (Beach Sites)
- Turkey Key (Beach Sites)
- Watson River Chickee
- Watson’s Place (Ground Sites)
- Willy Willy (Ground Sites)
Everglades National Park permit guide · Book on recreation.gov