Flamingo Gardens in Davie, FL

3750 South Flamingo RoadDavie, FL 33330
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Overview

Flamingo Gardens is a one stop Eco Experience featuring the Wray Botanical Collection and the Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary. This 60 acre, not for profit, facility provides the perfect backdrop for the native species that reside here. You can study Alligators, Otters, Flamingos, Florida Panthers, Bobcats and a host of birds that inhabit our Free-Flight Aviary and Bird Center.

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Good To Know

  • Open Daily 9:30am - 5:00pm Last entry at 4:00pm.
  • ​Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.
  • Closed early at 4:00pm Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve. Last ticket sold at 3:00pm, for these days.
  • FREE Parking.
  • WRAY HOME MUSEUM offers Self-guided Tours from 10:00am - 4:30pm.
  • Narrated Tram Tours are included in your admission.

Description

VISIT FLAMINGO GARDENS

BOTANICAL GARDENS
The Wray Botanical Collection and Arboretum at Flamingo Gardens consists of 15 acres with over 3000 tropical and sub-topical plants and trees. The Arboretum is home to 15 "Champion" trees, the largest trees of their species as designated by the Florida Forest Service, including the largest single-trunk tree in the Florida. Specialty gardens include the Croton Garden, Butterfly Garden, Hummingbird Garden, Florida Wildflower Garden, Bromeliad Garden, and Children's Garden.

EVERGLADES WILDLIFE SANCTAURY
The Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary at Flamingo Gardens provides residence to permanently injured and non-releasable birds and animals. It has the distinction of being the largest collection of Florida native wildlife in the State with over 85 native species including alligators, bobcats, panthers, otters, eagles, peacocks, and, of course, flamingos. It also contains one of the largest free-flight aviaries in the country and one of the premier River Otter breeding programs.

WRAY HOME MUSEUM
The centerpiece of the gardens is a natural hammock of 200-year-old Live Oak trees dripping with species orchids and epiphytes. Amid the trees is the historic Wray Home Museum, built-in 1933 by Floyd L. and Jane Wray as a weekend retreat. It is the oldest residence in Broward County west of University Drive. The building was restored in 1991 to depict a typical South Florida country home of the 1930s and is open to the public with guided tours from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm seven days a week.

WILDLIFE ENCOUNTER SHOWS
Live presentations featuring several of Florida’s native wildlife, such as birds of prey, small mammals, and reptiles, with interesting facts about the species and their relationship to the environment

NARRATED TRAM TOURS Available on a first-come serve basis at the park.
Take a narrated tram ride through the back 46 acres consisting of a mitigated tropical rainforest, wetlands area, and a native hammock including some of the last natural jungle growth in South Florida. The tour is fully narrated, lasting approximately 25 minutes.

Flamingo Gardens Reviews

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V1069PZtracyc
"Nice 2 hour stop"
TripAdvisor user rating 4.0 out of 5
Reviewed November 27, 2024 NEW
Smallish animal sanctuary. Nice vegetation with plenty of shade to protect you from the Florida sun. It was fun to feed the flamingos and my teen loved the free roaming peacocks and cats. A little expensive for the amount of time you can spend there, but also nice to be away from the crowds of larger places. Ample parking. Nice staff. I think it would be really nice for a family with young kids who like to walk/run on their own. You can get really close to the animals.
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ct-cruisers
"A great place to visit "
TripAdvisor user rating 4.0 out of 5
Reviewed September 21, 2024
We stopped here as part of a visit to the area. We took advantage of the September special price offer with BOGO. We initially walked through the aviary section before catching the tram tour which drove through the park area pointing out trees, plants, and animals found there After the tour, we walked through another area with animals. The panther was hiding in the shade, but we did watch otters swimming and a bear sleeping. We thought it was a great place to visit.
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nickz528
"very nice and the people there are very nice."
TripAdvisor user rating 5.0 out of 5
Reviewed July 27, 2024
A beautiful place. More animals than flowers but still a great place to visit. The tram is a nice way to cool down and enjoy the park. I would do that in mid trip, walk around half the area then do the tram to cool down and then the other half.
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Nomadtrad
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
"Tropical feast for the senses (avoid weekends)"
TripAdvisor user rating 5.0 out of 5
Reviewed June 27, 2024
A botanical garden-zoo combo that’s loaded with exotic global varieties of mature growth flora that are extremely well-marked with signage. Pathways will lure you into little peaceful enclaves of tropical splendor that are well-peppered with gorgeous caged exotic birds. The botanical gardens lead on to larger zoo displays and a walk-in aviary that is densely loaded with rescued shorebirds and a flock of crows that was so numerous as to be reminiscent of the Hitchcock movie ‘The Birds’. Finally, there’s a wonderful little historic display in the form of ‘The Wray House’ that’s magnificently set-up with beautiful vintage period furnishings (twenties/thirties ambient music plays softly in the background). This entire experience could have been even better if the Flamingo Gardens staff decided not to cater to small children at the expense of adults. Because, of course, here you’ll find the usual concentration of children “events” and childlike “decorations” and lights strung-up marring the natural beauty of this place. Often one sees this marketing tactic of targeting kids in many museums and botanical gardens these days. As a result, it’s recommended that you visit early during a weekday to escape the masses of strollers and packs of noisy toddlers thus maximizing your experience in soaking-up the potential serenity and peace of this place.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Flamingo Gardens

Where is Flamingo Gardens located?

3750 S Flamingo Road, Davie, Florida 33330 ​(between Griffin Road and I-595)

Are there parking fees?

No, parking is FREE.

Is it appropriate for all ages?

Yes.

Are wheelchairs and strollers available to rent?

- Single Scooterbug Stroller- $5* - Double Scooterbug Stroller- $7* - Manual Wheelchair- $6* - Electric Wheelchair- $25* *plus tax and deposit. I.D. surrender required for rental.

May I bring food and a cooler?

No outside food or coolers are permitted. Flamingo Gardens serves food daily at the Flamingo Cafe and at the Tropical Marketplace.

What animals are at the Flamingo Gardens?

Flamingo Gardens Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary gives residence to permanently injured and non-releasable birds and animals, and is home to the largest collection of Florida native wildlife- including alligators, bear, bobcats, eagles, otters, panthers, peacocks, and flamingos.

Are pets permitted?

No pets are permitted. Because they are a wildlife sanctuary with injured birds and animals, only service animals individually trained to provide specific work or tasks for the legally disabled protected by the ADA are allowed entrance. Any other animals that provide only comfort or emotional support for their owners are not permitted including but not limited to companion animals, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs. Service Animals are not allowed in the open-air Aviary, where direct exposure to dogs may cause undue agitation to the injured birds. Arrangements may be made in advance for the guests with Service Animals to visit the Aviary.