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There are picnic shelters and restrooms are available. 1, watch the water and rub your toes in the sand. Veterans' Memorial Park (Little Duck Key Beach)įound just over the Seven Mile Bridge, this 1,400-foot beach is perfect if you want to take a break from your drive along U.S. Once you've had enough time on on Calusa Beach, you can fish, camp, bird-watch, walk the nature trails or kick back in the butterfly garden. The park features picnic tables, a playground, restrooms, covered shelters and a protected cove at the west end for children. This 12.6-acre public beach is located about 3/4 of the way down the keys in Marathon and slopes gradually into the Atlantic Ocean. You can also spend a night at the campgrounds, or just spend time enjoying a leisurely picnic. There are three nature trails, one of which is a canoe trail you can paddle through the park.

It also contains the remains of ancient coral reefs that were formed 100,000 years ago when the sea level was 20 to 30 feet higher. Long Key is a park known for a variety of activities, including diving to offshore shipwrecks, fantastic fishing and overnight camping. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, you can enjoy the clear and warm waters year round. It is dedicated to local environmentalist Anne Eaton and features a shallow swimming area, covered picnic tables, a boardwalk and restrooms. Anne's BeachĪnne's Beach is set at the southern tip of Lower Matecumbe Key, in Islamorada. Some local marinas offer tours of the area with stops for snorkeling. Canoeing and scuba diving are popular offshore activities. It was the first home of Dade County government and foundations of those buildings can be found here. Located off the north shore of Lower Matecumbe Key, this park is slightly more than 10 acres, but presents a wealth of history. The beach at Harry Harris Park in Tavernier features a man-made lagoon with clear ocean water for swimming, a playground, restrooms, picnic tables and barbecue grills. Explore the coral reefs and sea grass beds by snorkeling, scuba diving, or taking a glass-bottom boat tour. Camping, fishing and picnicking are fun pastimes here as well, but the main attraction is the underwater park, the first of its kind. Far Beach is the place to relax beneath palm trees and swim in calm waters.

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park features three swimming areas, one of which is Cannon Beach, where the remnants of an early Spanish shipwreck can be found about 100 feet offshore.