HM69 Nike Missile Base, Florida, United States

5PAboyinFL 5:00 PM Mar 23, 2021

Hidden Cold War Gem
The missile base is only open a portion of the day inside Everglades NP. It was open from 10 AM - 2 PM the day we were in the park. If you make arrangements ahead of time, you can get a ranger led tour of the area. This did not seem necessary to us since there is only one open building (and there were two volunteers there who told us all about the area and its history and its operations). There are informative signs like you would find at stops in other National Parks giving you information about other closed buildings in the small compound. It is not a lengthy ride, but it was a bit hard to locate as the park map doesn't make it clear how to get there and it is not listed on any of the brown directory signs. So do this to find it, turn onto the Anhinga Trail and look for small signs by the side of the road on your right. That will get you there. If you reach the end of Anhinga Trail, you've gone too far. It is an interesting little side spot to visit, and it makes the Cold War and the seriousness of it much more meaningful.

5LVPT 5:00 PM Dec 31, 2022

Must-see for everglades national park
Ranger Daniel was perhaps the best ranger at any state or national park that we've ever visited. We did not know that we would stop for a short talk and then drive further to the actual site, this should have been said before on the NPS website. We also did not know that there would be no public restrooms. Otherwise the tour was very good and again the ranger was very knowledgeable and friendly. Missile was also very impressive and we were allowed to go up close to it.