Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park spans more than 1.5 million acres with multiple entrances and visitor centers. The main entrance is located in the city of Homestead in Miami-Dade county. The park was created in 1947 in an effort to protect the area from further damage to this extremely important environmental area. The Everglades, or "River of Grass", consists of wetlands and forests fed by water flowing out of Lake Okeechobee located to the north of the park.