News, Events & Announcements

Join us on Saturday December 3 in Big Cypress National Preserve for the Swamp Heritage Festival, a free family event that celebrates the history and culture of the Big Cypress Swamp. The 6th annual festival features a full day of free activities including Native American arts and crafts, traditional music and food, campfire chats, story-telling,…

The Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove invites you to an evening of history and storytelling. This special night will support Everglades Education Every Kid in a Park (EKIP), a program that takes thousands of school aged children to Everglades National Park each year. Experience the story of the women’s club fight to save Royal Palm…

Want to do something really scary this Halloween? Join Clyde and Niki Butcher in the Big Cypress National Preserve on October 29 and 30 for their annual Halloween Muck-About, with ranger-led swamps walks both Saturday and Sunday. The swamp walks leave every hour on the hour, both days from 9 AM to 2 PM, with…

Support your national parks & discover your backyard at the 2016 Paddle for Parks fundraiser! Bring your family & friends to join the South Florida National Parks Trust for a 2 mile scenic paddle out into the largest marine park in the national park system. Paddle along mangrove shorelines, skim over seagrass beds, and view…

The Chance Ensemble celebrates the centennial of the National Park Service with music, song and the words of naturalist John Muir in a special performance of “John Muir: University of the Wilderness” at the Seminole Theatre in downtown Homestead. Tickets are $35.00 for the concert or $70.00 including a VIP cocktail reception starting at 5:00…

The latest show in our Community Artist series at Biscayne National Park features a selection of national park photography by members of the South Florida National Parks Camera Club. Join us on Sunday September 18 from 1 to 3 PM for food, refreshments and a conversation with the featured photographers, at the park’s Dante Fascell…

Join the SFNPT and a park ranger on Sunday September 18 for an early morning bike ride to the Shark Valley observation tower and back (15 miles) with stops along the way to watch wildlife and drink in the River of Grass. The program is free with your own bike (after park entrance fee of…

The Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association, Tropical Audubon Society and Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation & Open Space offer a full day of programs, nature walks, displays, children’s activities and plant sales featuring the birds and butterflies of South Florida as part of this special event at Castellow Hammock Preserve and Nature Garden…

Join us in July for our next Experience Your Backyard outing. We’re organizing a snorkel tour on Saturday July 23 on the Shipwreck Trail in Biscayne National Park. The outing is free for SFNPT members but space is limited. Contact us at info@southfloridaparks.org or call us at305-665-4769 to reserve space. New members welcome! Join the SFNPT…