Shark Valley Visitor Center in Everglades National Park
See the Visitor Centers web page for an interactive location map.
ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
36000 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33194
Telephone: (305) 221-8776
GENERAL INFORMATION
Unlike a traditional national park visitor center with a museum and a theater for viewing the park’s orientation film, the Shark Valley Visitor Center serves mainly as an information hub. It also shares the building with Shark Valley Tram Tours, the Everglades National Park concessionaire that runs the tram tours and rents bicycles.
OPERATING HOURS
The Shark Valley Visitor Center is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM. Times can always change, so be sure to visit Everglades National Park’s official Shark Valley Visitor Center web page for the latest schedule.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREA AMENITIES
- Ranger-staffed information desk where you can pick up a free park brochure and other information
- Departure point for Ranger-led programs (see the park’s Shark Valley Ranger Guided Tours web page for a schedule)
- Small book / souvenir store
- Small exhibit area
- Restrooms
Information desk and souvenir shop at the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Everglades National Park
SHARK VALLEY TRAM TOURS OFFICE AMENITIES
- Ticket office for trams tours
- Large gift store
- Snacks
- Bike Rentals
Shark Valley Tram Tours office inside the Shark Valley Visitor Center building, Everglades National Park
EXHIBITS
Shark Valley gets its name from the Shark River Slough. This is essentially a prairie, but one with a very slow moving and shallow sheet of water on it, in most places less than two feet deep. The water comes mainly from Lake Okeechobee, but rain also adds to the volume.
Shark River Slough in Shark Valley, part of Everglades National Park since 1989
Fittingly, the exhibits in the Shark Valley Visitor Center cover the topic of where the water comes from at Shark Valley. It only takes a few minutes to read through the information.
Exhibit area in the Shark Valley Visitor Center, Everglades National Park
SCHEDULING YOUR TIME
Other than asking questions and booking tours at the Shark Valley Visitor Center, the only additional time you can spend is about ten minutes in the exhibit area.
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Last updated on July 9, 2026
