This is a nice place to view the Everglades. You are over the water and have a chance to encounter all kinds of wildlife from the Everglades and some that is not. It is a short walk to the Observation tower. The tower is not that high but offers a great advantage point to look out over the Everglades.

Great place to stop and view the Everglades as the earliest visitors must have seen it. A quiet solitude that is awe inspiringly beautiful. Ahhh...

This was a great easy trail, the tower is your reward! Great place to take wonderdul photos. No wildlife this time, but maybe next time.

Very interesting visit to the Everglades, my first time an a learning experiencia for me

Love this place especially on a sunset. Tower with a panoramic view on the park. Ive met a barrel owl there several times I cant express how happy I was. Its so adorable to see such a intelligent expression and enormous degree of its neck rotation in real life. If you a nature lover you know where to go)

Boardwalk lead us out inside the river if grass and provided us with the best close-up view of the Everglades during our trip. The path was well maintained and frequently visited with park guests.

Every part of Everglades is amazing be sure to read how fresh water plays such an important part

Why do all these trails have to be so amazing and unique?

Just an elevated observation platform looking out over swamp. It is neat to see, but if you dont have time to see it you wont miss much.

Its alot things to see alot more to explore my kids love it

Beautiful trail. It was peaceful even during holiday season. Looks like not too many people go there. Saw few gars.

A brush against the Everglades wilderness. One of a kind.

This is also located along the highway 9336 which runs from the Ernest Coe visitor center to the Flamingo visitor center inside the Everglades National Park. This is a very short trail which leads to a lookout which provides a beautiful view of the entire marshland or the wet prairies as they call it. Definitely worth a visit and doesnt take too much of your time.

Great place for solitude and learn the little things left of the everglades

Very nice boardwalk trail with a nice view. The sawgrass is very tall here.

Short, elevated loop walk into the Everglades with an elevated section at the end (tower is a distinct overstatement) that allows you to see over the sawgrass and appreciate the hammocks scattered around the river of grass. Certainly worth a stop to take the walk.

The view was breath taking!

Beautiful view of the Everglades. If I just saw a picture, I wouldnt believe there was even water (slough) under the Sawgrass. Theres so much more here in the Everglades than just swamps and mosquitoes,definitely worth a visit. If youre looking to see alligators, the dry months (Dec-Apr) are actually the best for that.

Just Amazing! It‘s a must do in the Everglades!In front of the trail is a big parking lot. The trail is short (only 250 meters). There is a platform (maybe 5 meters high), where you can see over the everglades ... just enjoy it!

Its OK. There are a few bird species here, and the explanation of the water flow and hammocks was good enough that I learned some things.The observation roof needs to be fixed, it was scary and loud in the stiff wind!

Nice short walk on the boardwalk up to the observation tower. Great views of the glades.

Once all the noisy tourists left the area, we were awed by a cocophony of sounds from different creatures, including a huge owl which perched on a tree near us. Unfortunately another loud group arrived and scared off all the beautiful creatures, including a group that were excitedly talking under the owl at the top of their lungs, scaring the owl away. Will be back next time and stay longer and hopefully get lucky without all the loud tourists.

Very easy walk and beautiful view of the Everglades. Perfect place to watch sunset and the moonrise.

Really nothing to see except vast empty land.

The view was more unique than other spots in Everglades but nothing amazing

The view from the tower is great! A wonderful place to watch wildlife! The walk back is over a shallow pond where fish over a foot long (30 cm) may be seen.

Nice place to visit. Good place for naturally beautiful pictures

This is a decent trail and lookout, second to the Anhinga Trail, in my opinion. The old boardwalk winds through a grove of trees where you can see a variety of Everglades flora. The lookout itself is up some stairs and looks out over a vast expanse of swamp. It gives you a good feel for the scale of the park. One thing thats weird is that there are signs saying the trail is handicap-accessible, but if you go counter-clockwise around the trail, you run into stairs. So, go clockwise in order to get up to the lookout.

Awesome and beautiful place to go with your family ️.

Great views. Didn’t see much wildlife when there.

Really beautiful and quiet place. A great way to see the Everglades.

Beautiful place. Breathtaking experience.

Nice views to look around at the peaceful landscape. Just remember to wear bug repellent if going in the summer.

Short little boardwalk with a beautiful view of the grasslands.

A very short but picturesque walk in the Everglades.

Great for sunsets and ing at Cypress trees

Small yet good trail, saw couple of barn owls

Not much lookout. Youll see just small section through trees but the view during waking there is nice. Everything is flat so dont expect to see too far or have an Arial view.

Very short loop but lots to see. This one has nice shade, which is excellent by your second or third stop.

Trees unabridged!Water, water, and more water!And trees!Oh ya, and wild life...It is a natural area look out tower that allows you to see the area from a higher elevation than ground level. However, the parking area seems to be full with a waiting line to get inside; unless you park along the road and pay the walk in fee.Too avoid the fee, look up access passes on the national parks website.

Decent view, I expected more. Good stop if nearby but not worth driving out of your way.

The most breathtaking sunset this side of sub Saharan Africa. You can almost picture the giraffes running. We got lucky this time around and saw a huge owl and alligator right under the observation deck. The best of South Florida!

In the winter its so nice

Pretty decent vantage point to look out and spot some birds or catch a glimpse of a gator.

We love this place if you know what youre looking for you will find it

Quiet beautiful spot in the Florida Everglades.

Easy walk, nice views, shaded deck.

Short walk but very attractive amongst the cedar swamps.

Simply beautiful

Amazing place to go hiking!

Nice view of the Everglades.

Beautiful view of the prairie.

This is the best place to see some wild lives. You may see birds, turtles and gators. Spend sometime here and look for the cuties.

I found the view here unique from other parts of the park and quite striking.

Nice view on a very short walk

This is a great overview of the sea of grass that the everglades is known for. Though I wish it overlooked the dwarf cypress. Your best look of them is on the short road coming into the parking lot.

Nice views of the Everglades.

Amazing view!!!

Elevated platform gives a great view of the Everglades! Great for the kids.

Beautiful view!

Pa-hay-okee Trail is a quarter-mile boardwalk that leads to an elevated observation deck to view the marl prairie and Shark River Slough. This is the same Shark River as Shark Valley to the north; the lookout tower is about 15 miles north from this point. Pa-hay-okee is a Seminole word for grassy waters, an appropriate name for the views. Alligators, herons, and egrets can be seen in the shallow waters around the boardwalk. There is also a cypress swamp to walk past - a lot to see in just a quarter mile. The access is road is about 12 miles west from the entrance at Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center and maybe 20 miles before Flamingo. Its definitely worth a quick stop.

Beautiful view in any weather, but try to get there just before a low pressure system moves through.

Beautiful sunset.

Not so good, everglades look like its dying, thats sad

Green Day

Worth visiting

Went out into the Everglades to see whether we could see some gators. Unfortunately it was too hot at the time of year that we went to see any, but the scenery was nevertheless enjoyable.

Good

Nice view!

My favorite trail the day we visited

Cool NPS!

Look closely at whats around you. The Everglades contains hidden jewels that must be searched for and discovered, not the typical grand vistas of other national parks.

Nice view

Short walk to get to a lovely overlook, something about the River of Grass that is just so calming and peaceful

Great views.

In the dry season, the Everglades look like the Savana. Pretty awesome!

Great little spot to look out at the expense of the Everglades.

Awesome View

Beautiful vista

Nature

A short hike to a lookout tower with an awesome view.

Alligators everywhere

Cool place

Nice View

Loved it

Used to be that you could see a skunk apes up there in the early morning if you looked where the water was churning, but you can’t no more cause of the pollution.

Short walk with great views, easy access for families.

Can see forever.

Great view!

Excellent park.

Lots of mysterious swampy landscape

Just beautiful

Very interesting park

Awe inspiring!

Must not miss it

Beautiful very peaceful,Although the tower needs work ,The edge of roof is peeled backMost likely from Irma ,Makes a terrible racket due to very windy day ,Repairs pending I hope ,,,,,

Really nice place

Nice view of the grassland.

We enjoyed a very pleasant walk.

Worth a stop if you got nothing better to do.