Everglades
A day in the Everglades, an hour from your room.
Airboat rides, alligators, and 350+ bird species — Everglades National Park makes an easy day trip without changing hotels.
Daily Resort Fee: $[VERIFY] + tax, charged per room, per night.
Location
Inland, and completely different
Airboat tours run roughly 30 to 40 minutes from the property [VERIFY drive time and route], which makes the Everglades a half-day outing rather than a second hotel booking.
What you see out there is nothing like the reef: alligators and, in the brackish edges, American crocodiles — the only place in the country where both live side by side. Wading birds, roseate spoonbills and osprey work the sawgrass through the day.
It is the inland counterpart to everything else on this coast. Reef and open water one day, sawgrass and slow inland water the next.
- Airboat operators
- Approx. 30–40 min drive [VERIFY]
- Everglades National Park entrance
- [ ] miles / [ ] min [VERIFY]
- Trip length
- Half day, back by afternoon [VERIFY]
Why Dove Creek Resort & Marina
Why stay at Dove Creek
A Different Florida
Sawgrass, airboats and alligators are a short drive inland — a completely different landscape from the reef outside the door.
Easy Half-Day Trip
Close enough to go and come back the same day, so there is no second hotel and no repacking [VERIFY drive time].
Back in Time for the Pool
Leave after breakfast, be back on the pool deck by the afternoon.
Photography
Where you're based
Getting Here
Getting there
- By car
- Approx. 30–40 min to airboat operators [VERIFY]
- Parking
- On-site garage parking at the resort, limited availability
- Tours
- [VERIFY — confirm a real operator partnership before naming a company]
Nearby
Out in the Glades
Everglades National Park entrance
Trails, boardwalks and visitor centers
[ ] miles / [ ] min [VERIFY]
Airboat operators
[VERIFY — do not name a specific company without a confirmed partnership]
Approx. 30–40 min [VERIFY]
Birding along the sawgrass
350+ recorded species, including roseate spoonbills and wading birds
[VERIFY]
Good to Know
Good to know
- Best time of day
- Morning trips are cooler and generally better for wildlife [VERIFY operator schedules]
- Bring
- Sun protection, insect repellent and ear protection for airboats [VERIFY operator provides]
- Booking
- [VERIFY — whether the front desk arranges tours or guests book directly]
FAQ
Everglades day trip FAQs
Book Direct
Stay close to two different Floridas — the reef and the Glades.
Book direct for the best available rate and one base for both halves of the trip.
Daily Resort Fee: $[VERIFY] + tax, charged per room, per night.