Go See a Real OneEvery gator on this website lives somewhere.
Alligator parks, working ranches and swamp tours across the American South. Click your state on the map, search by name, or let the browser sort them by how far away they are.
States with wild alligator populationsA park you can visit — click a pin
About this directory
Every entry below was checked against a source on 5 August 2026. Entries marked Confirmed on the park’s own site had their address and phone number read directly off the business’s own website. Entries marked From an official tourism listing came from a state or city tourism board, or a government partner page, because the park’s own site could not be read automatically.
Phone numbers and opening hours change. Before this goes live, and on a schedule afterwards, each entry should be re-confirmed — the maintenance workflow is written up in the project README. Always ring ahead before driving somewhere.
This list is not exhaustive. It covers well-established parks that are open to the public; there are many more small farms, swamp-tour operators and roadside stops across the Gulf states. Tell us about one we have missed and it can be added.
“I would have drawn you a map but you already know what happened to the last one.”
Before you go
Read the safety rules in the diet exhibit — distance, never feeding, and what to do if you meet one outside the fence.