Anhinga Trail


Anhinga Trail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Overlook from Anhinga Trail boardwalk looking north. Other part of trail boardwalk visible in background.
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Location	Everglades National Park
Nearest city	Florida City, Florida
Coordinates	25°22′54″N 80°36′35″W / 25.38167°N 80.60972°W / 25.38167; -80.60972Coordinates: 25°22′54″N 80°36′35″W / 25.38167°N 80.60972°W / 25.38167; -80.60972
MPS	Archeological Resources of Everglades National Park MPS
NRHP Reference #	96001178^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1996

The Anhinga Trail is a short trail (about 0.4 miles) in the Everglades National Park. Located 4 miles from the park entrance, it starts at the Royal Palm Visitor Center. The trail is a paved walkway and a boardwalk over Taylor Slough, a freshwater sawgrass marsh. Abundant wildlife is visible from the trail, including alligators, turtles, anhingas, herons, and egrets. it is one of the most popular trails in the Park. On November 5, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

In 2003, tourists witnessed a fight between an alligator and a Burmese python which went on for 24 hours, until a larger alligator joined the fight and the snake escaped. Video and news coverage of the fight was widespread and brought attention to the spread of the python, an invasive species, in the Everglades.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Bilger, Burkhard. "Swamp Things: Florida's Uninvited Predators." The New Yorker, Pg. 80 Vol. 85 No. 10, April 20, 2009.
Hammer, Roger L. A FalconGuide to Everglades National Park and the Surrounding Area 2005: a Guide to Exploring the Great Outdoors. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2005.

External links

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Anhinga Trail – Everglades National Park – National Park Service
Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places
Everglades National Park Map at National Park Service
The Anhinga Trail at Birding America
Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Homestead Florida at Naturescapes.net
Aerial close-up of Anhinga Trail

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One of the many alligators visible from the Anhinga Trail boardwalk.

National Register of Historic Places in Everglades National Park

National Historic Landmarks	Mud Lake Canal

Historic districts	Bear Lake Mounds Archeological District Cane Patch Monroe Lake Archeological District Shark River Slough Archeological District

NRHP properties	Anhinga Trail Nike Missile Site HM-69 Rookery Mound Turner River Site

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Everglades National Park

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