Dry Tortugas
Key West
Seventy miles off of Key West the Dry Tortugas is the site of Fort Jefferson built with 16 million bricks in the 1840’s and surrounded by breathtaking coral reefs just off the beach.
You can get to the Dry Tortugas on a 2 hour cruise aboard the Yankee Freedoom II.
Sombrero Beach
Marathon
Sombrero Beach is located on the Atlantic Ocean in the city of Marathon in the Florida Keys. The beach is great for picnics because it has plenty of shade, pavilions, barbecue pits, playground, showers, restrooms, and free parking.
Curry Hammock State Park
Marathon
Curry Hammock State Park is located on Grassy Key (the middle keys) about 1 mile north of the City of Marathon. It’s a great state park for camping, swimming, snorkeling, and kayaking and has a white sandy beach on the Atlantic Ocean.
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Key Largo
On Key Largo in the Florida Keys at Mile Marker 102.5, you’ll find the award winning John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Home to the only living coral reef in the United States, the reef begins in Miami and stretches 221 miles down the Keys to the Dry Tortugas near Key West.
It is the third largest living coral reef in the world. You can enjoy year round swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving at the John Pennekamp state park.
Camping in the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys is one of the rare places where you can camp right on the beach. From tents and cabins with AC to RV sites there is a place for you to enjoy camping in the Florida Keys.
Smathers Beach
Key West
Key West is all about water. On any given day, you’ll see locals and visitors boating, parasailing, kayaking, fishing, sun bathing, exercising along the shoreline, or just walking barefoot along the beaches in Key West. And Smathers Beach is a local favorite.
Clearwater Beach, Clearwater
White sandy beaches with beautiful water makes Clearwater Beach a local favorite. Located on the west coast of Florida, the beach is gorgeous with a deep shelf which lets you wade into the shallow clear Gulf of Mexico water quite a while before the drop off to deeper water.
Environmental Studies Center
Jensen Beach
A Hands-on learning experience for Martin County school children from kindergarten to 7th graders. Operated by the Martin County School District, students learn first hand how to respect the environment by observing and interacting with crabs, worms, a nurse shark, a grouper and more.
Waveland Beach
St Lucie County
Waveland beach is on Hutchinson Island at 10350 South A1A. There are lifeguards on duty at this beach all year, bathrooms, showers, and vending machines.
Blowing Rocks Beach, Jupiter
Blowing Rocks is a unique beach because during high tide waves shoot up through holes in the limestone shoreline. Located on Jupiter Island, blowing rocks is a preserve.
BathTub Reef Beach
Stuart
Bathtub Beach is the southernmost public beach in Martin County, in Stuart Florida. Turn south at the traffic light in front of Indian River Plantation. Follow Macarthur Blvd as it winds southward on the thin strip of land separating the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Florida Beaches Guide
Florida is known for its amazing beaches. White sand and warm crystal clear water are every where in the Sunshine State, but not all beaches are the same. So it’s important to find the right beach for you. From sunbathing to surfing and shelling to fishing Florida has the perfect beach.
Pictures from around Florida
