By unzipping the canvas, the opening behind the bed (and on three of the walls) can become floor-to-ceiling screen windows. I was anxious to try them out and reserved an eco-tent for two nights over Thanksgiving.Ī comfy bed with linen is one of the great things about the eco-tents in Flamingo at Everglades National Park.
They provide a dry, mosquito-free overnight stay with electric lights, a fan and outlets. These 186-square-foot structures are canvas houses built on platforms with comfortable beds and linens and a small covered porch. Motel rooms and cabins were once located here, but were destroyed in Hurricane Wilma in 2005.īeginning November 2019, the first new accommodations in decades came to Everglades National Park - 20 new eco-tents in Flamingo, operated by a concessionaire. Flamingo is so far from everything else that it is hard to experience it without an overnight stay, but not everybody is equipped to camp or desires to. That’s why I was thrilled to learn about the addition of eco-tents in Flamingo, the only accommodations other than camping. I love Flamingo, that end-of-the-road place surrounded by Everglades National Park wilderness, where the Florida peninsula ends and Florida Bay with all its abundance of wildlife begins.
