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Closed as of 2018 for reconstruction. Check official website for most up-to-date closure info
Travel south to US 1 Overseas Highway. Continue toward Key West to mile marker 67.5. Entrance to the State Park is on the ocean side. Look for the large brown sign. Stop at the ranger station for further instructions.
Nice long stretch of beach to enjoy. They do not rake the seaweed, so you might notice the smell on a hot day with no wind, but the breeze blew it away the day we were there. They have a lot of rv sites as well, a d restrooms, snack bars, hiking trails etc.
It was a nice walk on the boardwalk and through the hammock on the nature trail. There are still tons of plastic trash near the water. But it is a fun little walk. I would bring some good walking shoes plus some flip-flops in a backpack in case part of the trail, floods, which it often does at high tide. Big parking lot, clean, restrooms, and their changing rooms if you want to go for a swim.
Beautiful park. We stayed here on our bike ride from Miami to Key West twice. The campsites are a little rustic and there were some rats scurrying around at night but we didn’t mind… it’s the wild. Beautiful sun rises!
The place is beautiful and scenic. Good spot for trekking and picnic. You can’t light fire or barbecue. People were fishing as well. The place had smell of dead fish which was little off else it is a beautiful place to unwind. The entry ticket per person is $4 and for two it was $6. There are other stubs as well.
