Miami Night ATV tours put you on your own quad on farm trails at the rural southern edge of Miami, lit by headlights and glow sticks. You drive there yourself, ride for 45 minutes or an hour, and come back muddy.
An hour at night on your own quad with LED lights, on muddy farm trails at the southern edge of Miami. Helmet, goggles and training are included; wear clothes you will not mind ruining.
From $100 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A guided 45-minute ride at a farm park in the Redland, after a safety briefing, with a helmet and gas. The fare is the park entrance: the ride itself is $100 a person at the gate, plus a cash deposit.
Listed at $15 per person Park entry only: + $100 a person at the gate and a $100 cash deposit per ATV
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
305 Off Roading's glow ride: an hour on muddy farm trails at night, with a helmet, goggles and safety training, for $100 a person. Bring clothes you will not mind ruining.
Check availabilityIt is a ride on your own four-wheeler along farm trails after dark, with lights on the quad and a guide in front. You do it at a farm on the rural southern edge of Miami, not in the city, so the skyline is not part of it. The dark and the mud are.
Redland ATV Rentals runs a guided 45-minute ride at a farm park in the Redland, far south-west of downtown. 305 Off Roading runs an hour on its own farm, with LED lights on the quads and glow sticks.
Both start with a safety briefing. Neither includes transport, so you drive or book a ride there and back.
Every other night out here is on the bay or in the city. This is the one that takes you out of it, onto dirt tracks through farmland in the dark. If you have seen the skyline already, it is a different evening.
You steer. On the glow ride you get your own LED-lit quad, and two people may share one if they weigh 300 lb or less together. At the park each rider drives, and you need a driver's licence to do it.
The quads carry lights, and the glow ride adds glow sticks. Travellers on the glow ride report that on some nights a quad had one glow stick rather than a full set, so treat the glow as a bonus and the ride as the point.
The glow ride runs on muddy trails, and you are asked to wear clothes and shoes you do not mind getting dirty. You will come back muddy, which is most of the fun and all of the reason to wear old shoes.
Most visitors choose between an evening on the water and an evening off the map. Here is how they compare.
| ATV night tour | Night cruise on the bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Farm trails, far south-west | The bay, downtown |
| Who steers | You, on your own quad | A captain |
| Length | 45 minutes to an hour | One to three hours |
| Getting there | Car or rideshare, not included | A downtown dock |
| Rules | Age limits, a licence on one, weight limits | Few; some cruises are 21+ |
| You come back | Muddy | Dry |
| Fare | $100, or $115 at the park | $25 to $63.20 a seat |
A cruise is the easier evening: a short ride downtown and a drink on board. The ATV is the bigger one, with a drive at each end, and you remember it for different reasons. See the night boat tours if the bay wins.
Two riders at the park pay $230 plus the deposits. Our guide to what you pay on the night puts that next to every other night out.
A guided 45-minute night ride at a farm park in the Redland, with a helmet, gas and pictures. The fare is the park entrance; the ride is $100 a person at the gate, plus a cash deposit.
Check availabilityGetting there. Both farms are on the rural southern edge of Miami. The park's address works only with Uber, Google Maps and Waze, and the glow ride's ticket gives you the pin. Plan your ride back before you set out.
Who can ride. At the park: aged 10 to 70, with a driver's licence, under 297 lb, and not with back problems. On the glow ride, children under 3 cannot ride, and alcohol and drugs are not allowed.
Cash. The park's $100 deposit per ATV is cash only, so take the notes with you. You get it back after the ride.
What to wear. Closed shoes and clothes you do not mind ruining. Bring a layer from December to February, when evening lows average 64°F to 63°F at the airport.
Is it dark? Book an evening slot after sunset: 5:32pm in December, 8:14pm in June. The sunset and weather by month has the month you travel.
Want an evening closer to the city? Every way to spend a Miami night is compared on Miami Night Tours.