Today I am excited to announce that the City of Homestead launched its free National Park Trolley Service. The National Park Trolley will provide free transportation from Downtown Historic Homestead to both Everglades and Biscayne National Parks. The trolley will also make stops at Homestead-Bayfront Park. I have been working on this project for the past two (2) years and I am excited that this concept has now been implemented. This project is a collaboration between the City of Homestead, the National Parks Service and the National Parks Conservation Association.
Riders of the National Park Trolley will not have to pay admission fees to enter any of the parks. Also, there is a tour guide on board each trolley that will give a presentation about the history of Homestead and the National Parks as well as the surrounding agricultural lands while traveling between each destination.
The National Parks Trolley stops at the Ernest Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park as well as the Anhinga Trail. In Biscayne National Park the Trolley stops at the Dante Fascell Visitors Center and also at Homestead-Bayfront Park. The National Park Trolley operates every weekend from January through April this spring. In the fall, the National Park Trolley will begin running in November and run through April of 2015.
For more information on the Homestead National Park Trolley or to plan your trip to any of the parks you can visit www.cityofhomestead.com/gateway. I personally am thrilled about utilizing the trolley for photography excursions into both national parks this spring.
