Everglades Alligator Farm

A Homestead gator farm with daily alligator shows and airboat rides through the Everglades, a short drive past Florida City.

Проверено октябрь 2026 г.

Everglades Alligator Farm works for kids from about 5 up who want to see gators up close and ride an airboat; the trade-off is a drive of an hour or more from Miami, loud boats, and a hot, mostly unshaded site.

Why you go

Kids come for two things: watching keepers feed and handle alligators at the live shows, and a fast airboat ride out into the sawgrass. Between those there are pens of gators and crocodiles plus other reptiles and birds to walk past. It rates 4.6 from 7,996 Google reviews. A visit with one show and one airboat ride takes about two to three hours. Small kids may find the airboat noise a lot, and the site hands out ear protection.

When to go

Google lists it open every day from 9 am to 5:30 pm. The farm runs eight gator shows a day, so check the posted show times when you arrive and plan the airboat around them. Go in the morning from May to October, when the heat and afternoon storms build. Weekends and school holidays mean longer waits for boats. Airboats stop in lightning, so a stormy afternoon is not the time to drive down.

Know before you go

The farm's site lists the airboat ride plus admission package at $39 for adults and $29 to $30 for kids 4 to 11, with under 4 free; walk-ins are fine and the boat time is set on arrival. Check current prices on their site for park-only entry. Parking is on site. It is past Florida City, well over an hour from South Beach, so plan the whole morning. Bring hats, sunscreen, water and a change of shirt, since airboats can spray.

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