ATV Rides on a Miami Night: What to Know Before You Drive South

Two farms, two ways to price the same night

Each farm runs its ride after dark on dirt tracks, mud and farmland, with headlights and a guide in front. What differs is how the price is put together, who is allowed to drive, and how long you are on the quad. The table sets them side by side.

Add the gate balance to the park ride and it costs $115 a person, against $100 for the FarmHouse ride. The park ride is 45 minutes, the other an hour. On price and time together, the FarmHouse ride is the better deal unless someone in your party is under ten.

What the $15 buys, and what it does not

The farm-park ride's fare covers the admission and nothing else. On arrival you pay a balance of $100 a person for the ride, and a deposit of $100 per ATV, in cash only, which you get back when the quad does. Arrive more than 20 minutes late and a late fee applies.

What the $100 buys is a guided 45-minute ride after a safety briefing, with a helmet, the gas and pictures included. Food, drinks and tips are extra. So is getting there: nobody picks you up. If two of you ride separate quads, you need $200 in cash for the deposits alone. Every fee paid on the night, on the boats as well, is in what the boats add on the night.

Who can ride

The park ride has the stricter rules. Everyone who drives needs a driver's licence, and the ride is not suitable for:

• children under 10 and anyone over 70;
• anyone with back problems;
• wheelchair users and visually impaired people;
• anyone without a driver's licence;
• anyone over 297 lb (135 kg).

The FarmHouse ride welcomes anyone with no experience and sets its floor at age three. Two people may share one quad as long as their weight together stays under 300 lb, though the operator recommends a quad each. Drivers and passengers should bring their licence or other ID.

What the ride is like

At the farm park you start with a welcome and a safety briefing: how the quads work, and how to ride them after dark. Then you gear up and follow the guide out into the fields, with stops along the way to look at the sky. Travellers who had never driven a quad found the staff patient with them.

The FarmHouse ride is the rougher of the pair. Its own description promises mud, hills and farmland, and animals and trains along the way, on trails it calls muddy. Safety training comes first here too, and the guides set the pace. If you want the dirt and the speed, pick this one; if you want a first taste in the dark with a guide close by, the park ride suits better.

The glow, and how dark it gets

The glow is what the night rides sell. What you can count on is the quad's own headlights, and the LED lighting on the FarmHouse quads. The glow beyond that varies. One girls'-trip rider in 2026 had a single glow stick at the back of the quad, and asked for more. Others have found the lighting limited. Expect headlights in the dark, and treat anything more as a bonus.

It is properly dark out there, too. The farms are away from the city lights, so the stars show, and the only light on the trail is what the quads carry. The quads go out after sunset, which ranges from 5:29pm in early December to 8:16pm in late June; full dark comes about 25 minutes later. The month-by-month times are in when it gets dark, month by month.

Getting there

This is the part to plan. Both farms are on the rural edge of the city, far from the hotels in downtown and South Beach, and nothing in either fare gets you there. Book a rideshare both ways, or drive; there is parking at the park.

• The farm park. The address works only in Uber, Google Maps and Waze. Look for one American flag on the left of the gate, drive in and park; a shuttle takes you to the quads.
• FarmHouse. The ticket gives you the pin. Use it rather than a street search.

Plan the ride home before you set off. Both farms are on the meeting-point map, and the ride back to town is covered in the visitor guide.

What to wear and bring

You will get muddy. The FarmHouse ride asks for comfortable clothes and shoes you do not mind getting dirty, and a park rider's advice was to come ready for it. Wear closed shoes, long trousers and a layer you can throw in the wash. Leave good jewellery at the hotel.

• Licence or ID for every driver and passenger.
• Cash for the deposit and any tip.
• Old clothes and closed shoes. Mud goes everywhere.
• Water. Food and drinks are not in either fare; alcohol is not allowed.

More on dressing for the night, from the trails to the club, is in what to wear, from the bay to the club. Evening temperatures are on Miami weather at night, and the quick answers on the FAQs.

Night rides and a paddle after dark

Miami: ATV Nighttime Glow In The Dark Off-road Adventure

An hour on muddy farm trails at night on your own LED-lit quad, after safety training, with a helmet and goggles. Bring clothes you do not mind ruining.

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Miami Park Entrance Glow in-the Dark ATV Riding Experience

A guided 45-minute night ride at a farm park in the far south-west, helmet and gas included. The fare is the park entrance; the ride is paid at the gate.

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Miami: Guided LED-Lit Kayak Night Tour

About two hours paddling an LED-lit kayak down the Miami River through downtown toward the bay, with a guide. You will get wet; the refund terms conflict.

From $89 per person

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