Pennekamp Mangrove Boardwalk
Key Largo 0.8 milesAt John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the Mangrove Trail is an accessible boardwalk that gets you right into the heart of a mangrove tunnel along a tidal creek
Pennekamp Wild Tamarind Trail
Key Largo 0.3 milesTunneling into the deep shade of the Key Largo Hammock, the Wild Tamarind Trail provides a close-up look at a not-so-common forest.
Plantation Hammocks Preserve
Islamorada 0.6 milesAdjoining Founders Park on Plantation Key, Plantation Hammocks Preserve showcases some of the Florida Keys most interesting flowers under a generous canopy of well-established tropical trees.
Port Bougainville Trail
Key Largo 2.4 milesAt Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, enjoy the island's bounty of National Champion tropical trees from the 2.4 mile loop of the Port Bougainville Trail
Silver Palm Trail
Florida Keys 0.6 milesCURRENTLY CLOSED. Along the Silver Palm Trail at Bahia Honda State Park, you'll meander through the largest grove of silver palms (Coccothrinax argentata) in the United States
Sombrero Beach
At the southern tip of Marathon, Sombrero Beach offers beachgoers a natural strand and an easy beach walk within sight of the Keys' largest lighthouse.
Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park
Key West 0.5 milesWithin sight of the Atlantic Ocean, Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park is a rare patch of green space in the city of Key West, with native trees and a natural freshwater pond.
Spirit of Pennekamp
Cruising on the Spirit of Pennekamp is how landlubbers - and snorklers uncomfortable with ocean swells - get to experience the living coral reefs of the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys, Revisited
Nine months after Hurricane Irma, we headed to the Florida Keys to see how both the infrastructure and the natural areas are healing. Here's an overview of what we found, from Key West to Key Largo.
The Future of Florida’s Key Deer
A public meeting by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on August 22, 2019 is the first step in informing the public of the potential of Key deer being removed from the Endangered Species List.
Torchwood Hammock Preserve
Big Pine Key 0.4 milesHidden at the southern tip of Little Torch Key, a short loop leads through a rugged tropical rockland hammock to open tidal zones lined with mangroves.
Waves at White Street
At the Atlantic end of White Street in Key West, a convergence of history, culture, and recreation happens on one of the quieter corners of this bustling island