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Archives for June 2018

Blue Hole

Blue Hole at National Key Deer Refuge

National Key Deer Refuge  |  Big Pine Key
( 24.7060, -81.3800 )      0.3 miles

For the easiest wildlife watching opportunity inside National Key Deer Refuge, head for the trail and observation deck at Blue Hole, a cenote-like pond that is the largest body of fresh water in the Florida Keys.

Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Informational kiosk at Crocodile Lake NWR

Key Largo      ( 25.1916, -80.3566 )      

Protecting more than 6,700 acres of Key Largo to provide prime habitat for the endangered American crocodile, Crocodile Lake NWR has a small visitor complex where you can learn about species conservation at the refuge.

Curry Hammock Nature Trail

Curry Hammock Trail

Curry Hammock State Park  |  Marathon
( 24.7413, -80.9972 )      0.4 miles

For an immersion into a tropical rockland hammock and its rare bounty of Florida thatch palms, explore this short but rugged and fascinating loop along the bay side of Curry Hammock State Park.

Curry Hammock State Park

Curry Hammock State Park

Marathon      ( 24.746675,-80.982717 )      

Bring your binoculars for fall birding at Curry Hammock State Park, where migrating raptors cruise overhead by the hundreds following a major flyover route.

Flagler Quarry Trail

Tropical forest in quarry

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park  |  Islamorada
( 24.949313,-80.596091 )      0.4 miles

A short interpretive trail at Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park, the Flagler Quarry Trail leads you around the showiest of the quarries and the ruins of the railroad depot.

Golden Orb Trail

Golden Orb Trail

Long Key State Park  |  Long Key
( 24.8142,-80.8216 )      1.2 miles

Showcasing some of the Florida Keys more rare and unusual habitats, the 1.2-mile Golden Orb Trail at Long Key State Park swings an arc through the heart of Long Key, ending up at views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Green Turtle Hammock Nature Preserve

Green Turtle Hammock Preserve

Islamorada      ( 24.9106, -80.6446 )      0.4 miles

On a wild sliver of Upper Matecumbe Key, footpaths wind through a rockland tropical hammock where a rocky crevice emits sulfur fumes and you must beware of crocodiles near the mangroves

Grove Trail

Grove Trail at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park  |  Key Largo
( 25.1262, -80.4066 )      0.5 miles

If you’ve ever wondered where Key limes came from, take a walk on the 0.5-mile Grove Trail at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park to see of one of the historic groves of Key Largo.

Hammock Trail

Tropical trees in Florida Keys

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park  |  Islamorada
( 24.949313,-80.596091 )      0.6 miles

Learn about the trees of the Florida Keys with a walk on the 0.6-mile Hammock Trail, a deeply shaded ramble in a tropical forest at Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park.

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Molasses Reef

Key Largo      ( 25.1270, -80.4092 )      

Molasses Reef, the most accessible living coral reef in the United States, is the reason that John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park exists in the Florida Keys.

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden

Key West      ( 24.5729, -81.7491 )      1.0 miles

With boardwalks and natural footpaths winding amid curated collections against a backdrop of natural Florida Keys habitats, the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is a delightful natural destination.

Little Hamaca Park

Little Hamaca Park

Key West      ( 24.558066, -81.762738 )      0.5 miles

A preserve along the historic Key West Salt Ponds, Little Hamaca Park has a boardwalk and footpath leading through a cross-section of the island’s habitats.

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