Where to See Crocodile in Everglades National Park

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Crocodile sightings in Everglades

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Where Crocodile has been reported, from 1,672 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM3% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM21% of the busiest hour6 AM79% of the busiest hour7 AM93% of the busiest hour8 AM76% of the busiest hour9 AM63% of the busiest hour10 AM55% of the busiest hour11 AM51% of the busiest hourNoon47% of the busiest hour1 PM42% of the busiest hour2 PM42% of the busiest hour3 PM53% of the busiest hour4 PM74% of the busiest hour5 PM95% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM84% of the busiest hour8 PM53% of the busiest hour9 PM26% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Crocodile is most seen 7 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Crocodile sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	3%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	21%
6 AM	79%
7 AM	93%
8 AM	76%
9 AM	63%
10 AM	55%
11 AM	51%
Noon	47%
1 PM	42%
2 PM	42%
3 PM	53%
4 PM	74%
5 PM	95%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	84%
8 PM	53%
9 PM	26%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Crocodile on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Everglades, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Everglades Tour Guide

A Crocodile’s Salt Glands

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“An American crocodile has a useful piece of equipment hidden on its tongue: glands that remove excess salt from its body. That helps it live along the coast, in mangrove swamps and water where fresh and salt water mix.”

Plays as you drive near Long Pine Key Campground in Parkwolf’s Everglades Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Everglades spots that mention Crocodile

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Crocodile. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightFlamingo MarinaCome for a boat trip; watch the dock for manatees and crocodiles.

Visitor centerGuy Bradley Visitor CenterGet oriented at Flamingo, with bay views and backcountry permits.

SightEco PondA half-mile wetland loop for birds, alligators, and softshell turtles.

SightNine Mile PondA quick bird stop or a full paddle into mangrove channels.

Trails

EasyEco Pond Trail0.5 mi · 30 minA short wetland loop for shorebirds and occasional crocodiles.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Where to see Crocodile in Everglades