Flamingo Gardens Tours and Tickets

No, you can’t bring food or coolers into Flamingo Gardens, but you can buy a wide selection of hot and cold food and drinks at Flamingo Cafe or the Tropical Marketplace. For an extra memorable experience, you can book a Lunch on the Water package to enjoy a picnic lunch on a dock overlooking Flamingo Lake.

Yes, parking is free at Flamingo Gardens. The parking lot has accessible parking spaces right beside the ticket hall. On arrival, you can also rent single or double Scooterbug strollers and manual or electric wheelchairs to help you easily get around the gardens.

While the paved paths throughout most of the gardens ensure you can explore smoothly with a wheelchair or stroller. There are ramps throughout and accessible toilets and parking spaces. Both the restaurant and snack bar are also wheelchair accessible.

The best days to visit Flamingo Gardens are Tuesday through Thursday when crowds are much smaller than that at the weekend. For an even quieter experience, head to the gardens on a weekday outside the Florida school holidays from late May to mid-August.

The Everglade Wildlife Sanctuary at Flamingo Gardens gives a second chance to injured and non-releasable animals native to Florida. You can admire alligators, more than 250 different birds representing 45 species, including birds of prey, black bears, otters, panthers, bobcats, turtles, and, of course, flamingoes.

Yes, you can take photos at Flamingo Gardens. In fact, with such a colorful array of flora and fauna, it’d be a shame not to. You can take as many personal photos as you like and even use tripods if they don’t get in the way of the walkways. However, you’ll need to pay professional filming and photography fees.