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Miami, Everglades & Keys: 8 days from Miami

Florida · 8 Days

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Florida's tropical south in eight days: Vizcaya and South Beach in Miami, then two days in the Everglades – Shark Valley by tram or bike, Big Cypress, the Anhinga Trail and Flamingo on Florida Bay. The Overseas Highway takes you down the Keys: the coral reef at Key Largo, the Seven Mile Bridge, the beach at Bahia Honda and two days in Key West with Hemingway's house, Fort Zachary Taylor and the famous Southernmost Point buoy. On the way back: Biscayne National Park near Miami.

About 800 kilometres with short drives. Best from December to April, when it is dry and there are fewer mosquitoes.

A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.

Stops
16
Driving
806 km
Drive time
13 h 23 min
Car Relaxed

1 Day 1

14 km · 18 min 3 h 3 min on the road
  1. 09:00
    Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

    Foto: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Built in 1914 on Biscayne Bay, this estate pairs an Italian-style villa with extensive formal gardens. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  2. 10:30
    Car · 14 km · 18 min
  3. 10:48
    South Pointe Park

    Palm-lined lawns at the southern tip of South Beach open onto views across the Miami harbor entrance. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 15 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Boca Chita Campground 27 km · National Park Service · 45 sites Recreation.gov
  • Larry and Penny Thompson Campground 32 km
  • Elliot Key Campground 35 km · National Park Service · 99 sites Recreation.gov

2 Day 2

98 km · 1 h 27 min 6 h 27 min on the road
  1. 07:58
    Car · 67 km · 1 h 2 min
  2. 09:00
    Shark Valley (Everglades)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
  3. 11:30
    Car · 31 km · 25 min
  4. 11:55
    Big Cypress National Preserve (Oasis Visitor Center)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Midway Campground (FL) 5 km · National Park Service · 36 sites · RVs up to 45 ft (13,7 m) Recreation.gov
  • Monument Lake Campground 8 km · National Park Service · 38 sites · RVs up to 45 ft (13,7 m) Recreation.gov
  • Outdoor Resorts of Chokoloskee 33 km OpenStreetMap

3 Day 3

189 km · 3 h 4 min 5 h 4 min on the road
  1. 06:51
    Car · 129 km · 2 h 9 min
  2. 09:00
    Anhinga Trail
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 15 min
  3. 10:15
    Car · 60 km · 55 min
  4. 11:10
    Flamingo Visitor Center
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Flamingo Campground 2 km · National Park Service Recreation.gov
  • Fiesta Key RV Resort and Marina 36 km · Encore RV Resorts · 324 sites OpenStreetMap
  • Long Pine Key Campground 39 km · National Park Service Recreation.gov

4 Day 4

146 km · 2 h 30 min 6 h 30 min on the road
  1. 07:03
    Car · 115 km · 1 h 57 min
  2. 09:00
    John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
  3. 11:30
    Car · 31 km · 33 min
  4. 12:03
    History of Diving Museum
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Fiesta Key RV Resort and Marina 21 km · Encore RV Resorts · 324 sites OpenStreetMap
  • Captain Jax Trailer Resort 31 km
  • Flamingo Campground 40 km · National Park Service Recreation.gov

5 Day 5

75 km · 1 h 9 min 4 h 24 min on the road
  1. 07:55
    Car · 70 km · 1 h 5 min
  2. 09:00
    Seven Mile Bridge
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  3. 09:45
    Car · 5 km · 4 min
  4. 09:49
    Bahia Honda State Park
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Sunshine Key RV Resort and Marina 2 km · Encore RV Resorts · 399 sites OpenStreetMap
  • Seahorse RV Park 9 km
  • Royal Palm RV Park 9 km OpenStreetMap

6 Day 6

63 km · 1 h 10 min 6 h 25 min on the road
  1. 07:58
    Car · 60 km · 1 h 2 min
  2. 09:00
    Hemingway-Haus (Key West)

    Foto: Andreas Lamecker, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)

    The former home of Ernest Hemingway features tropical gardens and the many descendants of his cats. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  3. 10:30
    Car · 1 km · 3 min
  4. 10:33
    Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

    Foto: U.S. Department of Transportation, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

    A brick fort dating to before the Civil War at the southern tip of Key West, surrounded by beaches and open water. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts

    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
  5. 13:03
    Car · 2 km · 5 min
  6. 13:08
    Mallory Square
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 15 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end

7 Day 7

2 km · 4 min 2 h 19 min on the road
  1. 08:56
    Car · 2 km · 4 min
  2. 09:00
    Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

    A tropical butterfly house in Key West filled with exotic species and plants under glass. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  3. 10:30
    Southernmost Point Buoy
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end

8 Day 8

220 km · 3 h 39 min 6 h 9 min on the road
  1. 05:21
    Car · 220 km · 3 h 39 min
  2. 09:00
    Biscayne-Nationalpark (Dante Fascell Visitor Center)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Elliot Key Campground 14 km · National Park Service · 99 sites Recreation.gov
  • Larry and Penny Thompson Campground 17 km
  • Miami Everglades RV Resort 17 km OpenStreetMap

Campgrounds: recreation.gov (RIDB) · Parks Canada, contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

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