Where to See Alligator in Overseas Highway

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Alligator sightings in Overseas Highway

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Where Alligator has been reported, from 255 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM3% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM4% of the busiest hour5 AM16% of the busiest hour6 AM74% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM63% of the busiest hour9 AM47% of the busiest hour10 AM37% of the busiest hour11 AM32% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM26% of the busiest hour2 PM32% of the busiest hour3 PM42% of the busiest hour4 PM63% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM74% of the busiest hour8 PM42% of the busiest hour9 PM21% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

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

Alligator 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	2%
4 AM	4%
5 AM	16%
6 AM	74%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	63%
9 AM	47%
10 AM	37%
11 AM	32%
Noon	26%
1 PM	26%
2 PM	32%
3 PM	42%
4 PM	63%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	74%
8 PM	42%
9 PM	21%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Alligator on the drive.

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

Overseas Highway Tour Guide

An Iron Tower at Sea

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“Off the Matecumbe Keys, Alligator Reef Lighthouse stands on iron legs driven into the reef. Building it meant creating a foundation out at sea.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Overseas Highway Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Overseas Highway spots that mention Alligator

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

Places

SightBlue HoleA freshwater quarry with alligators, tarpon and an easy viewing platform.

SightRobbie’s of IslamoradaWatch tarpon leap at the dock, then stay for seafood.

SightTheater of the SeaA few hours of close-range shows, a lagoon beach, and railroad history.

SightIndian Key Historic State ParkA wrecking town’s foundations on a boat-only island

Trails

EasyWatson Trail0.8 mi · 36 minA short loop through pine rockland and water-filled limestone holes.

EasyBlue Hole Trail0.3 mi · 20 minA shaded stroll around a freshwater quarry with wildlife to watch.

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16 sighting mapsfor Overseas Highway, on the same park map as your route
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136 audio storiesplay as you drive Overseas Highway, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Overseas Highway

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18 sightingsCrocodileCrocodylus acutusMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

55 sightingsManateeTrichechus manatusMost seen 6–8 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

70 sightingsCommon Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusMost seen 8 AM–12 PMSighting map

51 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

1,120 sightingsKey DeerOdocoileus virginianus claviumMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

361 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 8 AM–1 PM & 3–5 PMSighting map

1,360 sightingsPelicanPelecanus occidentalisMost seen 8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

482 sightingsGreat EgretArdea albaMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Alligator in Overseas Highway