Everglades Days: Hikes, tours, talks, arts, crafts & food trucks, Loxahatchee

If you enjoy hiking through a swamp, then grab your camera, gear and repellant because Everglades Days 2024 offers a weeklong celebration with a variety of activities.

What: Everglades Days

When: Week of Feb. 10-17, 2024

Where: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33473

Visit the refuge and offsite areas during this week-long celebration of the Everglades. Activities will include Everglades Trivia (offsite), guided hikes, tram tours, archery, fishing, ranger talks, scavenger hunts, arts & crafts, food trucks, a special Valentine's Day dinner, and much more.

Florida cooter (aquatic turtle) / credit: Image by Swan from Pixabay

Visit this web page for more information and details: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service at fws.gov.

Main entrance is open daily: 5 a.m.-10 p.m.; visitor center ,9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission for a private vehicle $9 for a one-day pass; no charge for visitors on foot, bicycle or horseback. You can pay the entrance fee online.

Entrance fees waived for Everglades Days visitors on Feb. 10 & 11.

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