The Square

A fun place to go for all ages. Daylight is better for children and nighttime for adults. The one big artificial tree has LED leaves. The changing colors are mesmerizing.

What a wonderful place. Regardless of the time of day, this place is simply enchanting. The glowing tree is spectacular, and all the choices for dining are stellar. I personally love El Caminos and those nachos! Great for people of all ages.

This place is an entire vibe. Tried the vegan ice cream and enjoyed the beautiful tree with the changing lights. So many shops and people are bustling about in a very relaxed atmosphere. Wished we had more time to take it all in.

Beautifully landscaped and great for a nice walk. Lots of great restaurants but not too many stores to look at. $10 for parking about 2 hours is a bit high we thought.

The place is really nice. You can find the wishing tree, music, many places to go and eat and a very friendly environment.

Animal EDventure Park & Safari

This was hands down an absolute amazing experience. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Was able too meet some amazing animals and hear firsthand how they were rescued. This is a cross between a rescue and sanctuary. Highlights included seeing and petting a kangaroo. For a slight charge you can hold a kangaroo Joey and this was the best part of this tour. Other animals included seeing a sloth, camels, otters, lemur monkeys etc. would highly recommended this tour and definitely would come again.

About us: family of 5, including young children.
The place is fantastic. Much better than any zoo we've been to (Indy, Boston, internationals).

Our tour guide Alec did a great job to keep us amazed and engaged all the time.
The staff is also supporting the tour by giving us opportunities to pet some animals, and give food to the camels and other animals, improving our experience.

The animal stories are so good,  and give us hope that there are good people like the family that care for those rescued exotic and non exotic animals.

Our 6 yo raised his hand and ask questions many times, he felt safe to do so thanks to Alec's great job as a guide.

Con: I wish there was a hand washing station close to the exit. Lots of goat saliva in the form of love will be in your hands when you leave 😂.

What a great time had by all!! Vanessa was an awesome tour guide with strong knowledge about the animals as well as great jokes.

It would be advisable to bring a fan of some sort on a hot day, but they offer water and treats at a few points throughout the tour.

Lots of opportunities to interact with animals like a two-toed sloth, goats, camels, and kangaroos!! We payed for the otter encounter and each of us got to pet and hold the otter’s paws for great photo ops.

They also had great and spooky Halloween Decorations everywhere and the staff were all in costume, as well as a pumpkin patch, mini maze, and a corn kernel pit. Our 8-year-old got this trip for his birthday and was overjoyed with the whole experience.

We also got to meet the daughter of the family who runs this sanctuary and her Dad stopped by carrying the cutest little monkey.

We’ll definitely go back as we only live an hour away and highly recommend a visit!!!

My husband and I had a delightful trip here. You get to pet and feed animals throughout the 1 and a half hours that you are there. Our tour guide was amazing and knew a lot about all of the animals that she introduced us too. All of the staff was pleasant and happy. You can tell that they like what they do and who they work for. This is a family run farm. The animals were very well taken care of and happy. The farm was emaculate and decorated for the holidays. There was ample shade in all areas, so it made for a very pleasant day. We were able to pet and feed goats, sheep, cows, mules, and camels. We also pet and hung out with the kangaroos, and pet the otters and sloth.

This was worth the money. I would recommend this as a fun adventure for the little ones or even adults who want something new to do.

We had a really fun time!

What a great visit!  So many fun experiences during our VIP behind the scenes tour.  The staff is really passionate about their work and the animals and they do a great job.  Our guide, Tori, was outstanding.  It's not cheap to have this experience, but it is worth every penny and you will remember your visit for the rest of your life.

Riverbrook Campground & RV Park

First time camping here and we were impressed with this campground. The sites were very spacious and we were lucky to get 3 RV sites in a row for our crew. The pool area and bathrooms were very clean. The kids had a blast in the game room and floating in the river. Overall a great experience and will definitely suggest this campground to others! Thank you!

Beautiful rustic site on the river. Very clean. This is primarily an RV campground with only a few tent sites but we were going up on a Saturday night and didn't want to risk a first-come/first-served. So glad we booked here! Site was quiet and private and serene super happy. No water or electric hookups for the tent site.

We spontaneously decided to stop in and camp for the night.  The four tent spots are all immaculate, very spacious and back right up to a small river.  We saw and heard beaver and great blue herons.  It was a great spot! Overall,  the campground and facilities are very clean and neat and everyone seemed very friendly.

Absolutely loved this campground. Great sites! Wonderful amenities including great games room, laundry and washrooms. Made good use of the pool too. Very clean and staff were great! Really great location close to Plymouth and Rumney.

Understanding that probably no campground will check all the boxes for all people, I can at least say that we would definitely stay here again.  Even with a 45' 5th wheel we had no problems getting in and out.  Right off route 25 but we had no issues with traffic noise and were near the entrance.  The dogs loved the huge field in the back.  I typically prefer more space between sites (don't we all!?!) but really can't complain.  The place was clean, well kept, and the owner was super nice!

Moose Bog

Short trek up the mostly shaded trail to the bog boardwalk. Be ready for mosquitoes. It's a big beautiful bog.

This is a beautiful boreal forest with lots of wildlife and birds. It's easy to get to. And recently the Conservation Corps has put in an ADA path for the disabled. You can't find a better place to go birding.

Excellent-condition bog visible via boardwalk.

Sawgrass Recreation Park Everglades Airboat Eco Adventures

45 min air boat ride was really fun and exiting. Captain Zack was very friendly and guided us throughout the tour. Nice cloudy 72 f weather made the ride beautiful, get to see 2 female gators. Exhibit had a mixture of reptiles and pets, had an opportunity to pet a baby gator and was totally worth it. Friendly staff and kid friendly.

4/5
The good
* Wetlands and nature!
* gators
* professional and informative staff
* beautiful natural scenery
* Everglades!

For improvement
* the store can be better organized
* the animal exhibit can be more creative
* the presentation of the big gators can be improved
* I wonder if the use of engines means gators always hide, what about a way to get a boat around by paddle?
* what if the 4x6 picture cost $10? Maybe you’d move more stock and earn more overall?
* sell some food somewhere? You’d earn a lot since many tourists (Asians!!) love to eat and try new food.

Had a thrilling experience of the aero boat to see the alligator in the natural habitat. Till now I had seen those big beasts only in captivity or zoo. Today I saw them in the wild in their natural habitat. Thank you Sawgrass park for this wonderful experience. Highly recommend.

The family had a great time on our 40 min air boat tour.  The place has several different size of boats to cater to your preferences such as a large group or more private/small group tour.  This area of Florida/Everglades is more grasslands so if your looking for more mangroves type of air boat ride you need to head west towards Naples or western part of the glades. That said, this facility has ample parking, a great gift shop, clean bathrooms, and several exhibits to see alligators, crocodiles, giant turtles, and more. They also have several food options to chose from, including gator bites. :). We recommend Sawgrass for anyone visiting and even the locals (like me) should check this place out. We had a great time.

Awesome experience! Rick was our airboat captain. I appreciated a true local sharing the experience. I'm also a true local, born and raised and he had tons of interesting tidbits.
LOTS of tourists... so be aware of that!

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

This was our 3rd visit here. The place is so beautiful!  There’s so much nature and wildlife to see. We went early and were treated with several banana spiders, orb Weavers, crabs,woodpecker and a raccoon on the trail.
The nature center itself is so well kept, beautiful sea life to enjoy.

The staff are incredibly nice and helpful. We learn so much every time.

This place is a free gem. A quick walk across A1A from the Atlantic Ocean. The aquatic nature center is Interesting and informative for kids, adults and seniors. Fish of all sizes and species are freely swimming in large aquarium tanks or pools. Small seahorses and other aquatic life are on display in an indoor lab. Students from the FAU School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) are available to answer questions. It was a windy day when I visited, so there was no activity in the  butterfly area.

Another great place to visit by the beach! For the kiddos and teens and adults! All about sea turtle  conservation!! See all the Turtles being cared for and those that could not be returned to the wild! Also a Butterfly Garden and boardwalk nature trail. Free admission, accept  donations. Gift shop on site.

Great place to visit with kids, to learn about sea life and have fun for a couple of hours.

The boardwalk is a great experience to get  into the natural Floridian vegetation (don't know if you can call it a forest).

The fish tanks are great because they have big windows where kids can enjoy the experience. I recommend to visit just before midday, because the feed the fishes at 12:30.

The Florida Atlantic University have a lab there, where you can learn about the life circle of sea turtles.

There is also a butterfly garden with a path where kids can run around (there are some mosquitos so be aware).

Absolutely so much fun! Adults and children both can enjoy! They have huge, huge tanks with all sorts of fish that come straight up to the window and tanks with baby sea turtles that they are nursing and protecting. There's a cute little gift sho other I fell in love with. Everything from necklaces, bracelets, shark teeth, turtle trinkets, and more. I had an absolute ball coming here. Come support this place!

Mack's Fish Camp - Gladesmen Airboat Tours

I found Macks fish camp in March of 2023. As of December 2023, I have been there 6 times.
I take everyone who visits me out to Macks to see the cats, chickens, dogs, peacocks, hogs and wildlife that roam around the camp, and I rent a private tour of the everglades by airboat.
Marshal, the owner, is always very professional and polite.  I have had the pleasure of having Hal, Marshall's dad, be my guide on my first trip  and Cody on all my other trips. These guys are great. Very knowledgeable about the glades.

I grew up in South Florida going to the everglades a lot.  As much as I know about it I learned things I never knew from Capt. Cody.  A true gladesman.  I got my wife a sunset tour for her bday.  Had an amazing time. Truly a great experience.  Not one of the touristy airboat tours you get at other places in there 16 passenger boats.  Very professional amd very knowledgeable about things.  Will definitely be doing another excursion in the spring.  Can't speak highly enough about this establishment.  It's not even a close choice between this airboat tour and any of the other ones.  If I could give them more stars I would.  Very accommodating from the time I contacted them until the very end.  Took our girls with us (13 and 6) they loved it as well even in the crisp 60 degree weather we had.

We had a great trip on the air boat, Cody our skipper was very knowledgeable about the animals and plant life in the water.
We had some great views of the alligators and really enjoyed the boat trip. A recommended activity to do whilst in the area.

Mack was a great tour guide! Very educated with the land. Saw alligator nest and holes but with the hurricane heading up, the gators were not out except one. We definitely will do this again! Thank you for a great adventure and history lesson!

Hal was absolutely fantastic. Gave us a great tour and was very knowledgeable about the wildlife and the plant life. We even got to take a picture of a rare spider lily. Saw a few gators and he explained the nesting habits and how the slews worked. Took us over to a small island where he told us about the history of the area. This was our first airboat tour and we took the private sunset tour and if you have never taken one this is the one to do. When we were out in the middle of the glades and Hal was explaining the area and the quietness and surrounding grass made it feel surreal. I highly recommend you ask for Hal if you tour. You will not be disappointed.

Everglades Safari Park

Had a great time here. We booked the private air boat because we wanted to do a longer ride and didn’t want to wait in the queue and it was well worth it. We didn’t see as many alligators as we hoped to, but we still saw 4 or 5 of them. The ride itself was enjoyable and our guide was very familiar with the park and all of the nature. I highly recommend brining sunscreen with or you might fry in the sun.

Fun experience before heading into Everglades National Park proper. It’s nice to know that the company works with the park. Our boat guide Luis was fantastic! He knew lots of information, was funny and charming. We didn’t see a lot of gators from the boat, but it was still a fun experience and the little show at the end of the boat tour was a nice addition. Lina did a great job with the show aspect.

If you time the last boat ride of the day (4pm?) it's a great sunset tour.  8f you have a natl park pass you also get a discount so bring yours! Don't forget cash for your guides tip! They are excellent. We saw wild alligators, baby alligators, birds, and the captivity show before was great. Get a pic w snappy for your memoirs! (I don't get that). Likely worth the $5 that goes to the park. Boats leave every 20-30 minutes.

We always take our guests as and family to this airboat rides. It’s so much fun! Very well organized and the airboat ride was so smooth. The staff and our Captain Luis were very helpful and friendly. You’ll definitely have a lot of fun here, the ride is approximately 35-45 mins. There’s no guarantee that you’ll see the alligators, but if you don’t, at the end of the boat ride you’ll have the chance to see the show and there are a lot of them on the walking trails. They also have ample parking space, restroom facilities, a gift shop and a small cafeteria to grab a snack. Prices are a little bit higher that other places due to the National Park Service fee. Military and Vets have a discount on the tickets.

An absolutely amazing adventure. We got to ride on an airboat and get a tour of the Everglades. We got to see them in their natural habitat. I'd recommend it for anyone. The tour Gio WA also amazing.

Epsom Valley Campground

we were paid in full for a weeks vacation. I was towing a trailer which had a few items that had to go to the storage unit. We just wanted to unload our camping gear and the owner came up to me and said yeah I’m gonna go with the writing on the wall you won’t be staying here and come back up the office and will give you a refund and told us to leave. We will never go there again or recommended to anyone. We’ve never been so insulted in our lives completely appalled.

I’ve been going to this campground for 8 years.
Very friendly and kind people.
When your there you are treated like family.
We bought a new 5th wheel camper, wanted to do our first trip in it at epsom
Sadly the office caught fire and we’re not taking new reservations so we booked at circle 9. Well, low and behold I got a phone call and Epsom said come on up. We canceled circle 9 got no refund. Circle 9 kept my $75 but, it was worth the loss as we camped at Epsom valley campground and we won’t stop going.
See you soon epsom valley campground

We never stayed just stopped in to use their dump station which is conveniently located by our home

Great people and great views can't wait to be back next year.

Rustic setting next to water. Place well maintained and staff awesome and helpful. Site size great, lots of space between campers. Set off the main road far enough no road noise. Roads smooth hard packed dirt as is sites. Have travel trailer and plan make our home base for week as we travel around the state. Would recommend and could see ourselves spending the whole summer in the future

Gator Park

Another awesome way to experience the everglades.
The best part was John's show. He was funny, interesting and very charismatic. thought us about gators, crocs, snakes and other wildlife in the area, all while standing bare foot in a cage with two gators right beside him.
the speedboat was also a nice experience. we saw two gators in the water as well as birds and turtles. the ride itself is fun as well.
there are restrooms and a gift shop.

I really liked the boat tour and the wildlife show afterwards. The guides explained many interesting things about the animals and their natural habitats. I visited during the rain season on a very hot day. According to our guide it's better to visit during a less hot time of the year though to see even more wildlife, but it was still very nice. If you didn't manage to see any alligators or other wildlife during the boat tour I can strongly recommend to follow the road until cypress and hike. That's what we did and we saw snakes alligators and different birds :)

It was a great experience, It's a must! Recommended to visit during the sunset (last ride is at 5PM). We even this time of the year we saw a gator.  It's a smaller place and not so crowded than some other tours in Everglades.
The locals were so nice to even give a ride back when I had issues to get a taxi due to the more remote location. Thanks again!

Title: A Day with Alligators: A Unique and Unforgettable Experience

Review:

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My trip to Gator Park in Miami, Florida (24050 SW 8th St), nestled in the heart of the Everglades, was an adventure I would not easily forget. The visit occurred before the global pandemic, but the memories are as vivid as yesterday. It was an educational, entertaining, and, in many ways, an exhilarating journey that seamlessly fit into a day tour of Miami.

When I set foot on the airboat, I knew this would be more than sightseeing. Besides being humorous and courteous, our guide was a fountain of knowledge. As we sped through the Everglades, with the wind in our hair and excitement in our hearts, we not only spotted alligators but were also enlightened about their habitats, predators, and the other diverse species sharing their homes. The ride was nothing short of an exhilarating open-air classroom!

Following the airboat ride, the alligator show at the visitor center deepened our newfound knowledge. The captivating show introduced us to several alligators up close. While it made for fantastic photo ops, what struck me was the educational aspect. We learned in greater depth about alligators' diet, their predators, and the constant challenges they face for survival in the Everglades. The blend of entertainment and education was perfect, making the learning process fun and engaging.

In retrospect, Gator Park offered a remarkable experience, effortlessly merging education and adventure. The breathtaking views of the Everglades, the intimate encounter with the alligators, and the passionate, well-informed guides made this trip unforgettable. This visit was not just a detour but an essential part of my Miami tour, and it's a highly recommended experience for anyone visiting the city.

And yes, though I visited before the pandemic, and my photos might not reflect the current situation, the thrill of this adventure remains unchanged. I look forward to revisiting Gator Park and experiencing this unique blend of education and adventure.

I'll end this review by expressing my gratitude to the folks at Gator Park for creating an environment that fosters education, promotes conservation, and provides a thrilling experience for all visitors.

Guided boat tour was great, our tour guide was amazing, informative and had a great sense of humor. He was very knowledgeable, pointed out various animals and plants. Thoroughly enjoyed the animal demonstration later, show was very fun. Gift store had various souvenirs and bug spray. Highly recommend bug spray if in season. Great for kids, whole family had a great time.

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