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KEY LARGO
PARKS & BEACHES


HARRY HARRIS PARK & BEACH
MM92.5, Key Largo, 305-852-7161.
This beachfront park also has excellent facilities for informal family outings and picnics. Sandy beach, picnic areas, bathrooms. Fishing and swimming are the two key attractions here.


JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK
MM 102.5, Key Largo, 305-451-1621.
Established in 1960 as the first underwater state park in the nation, this park features a 120-square mile area of coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove swamps as well as a large beach area. The park was established to protect a portion of the only living coral reef in the continental U.S. Attractions are a glass-bottom boat tour, beach, visitor center and aquarium, motorboat, sailboat & canoe rentals, snorkeling, diving, dive shop, certified scuba instruction, saltwater fishing, boating and camping. The park is adjacent to the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, a 21 mile long, 8 mile wide protected area with more than 650 varieties of tropical fish and 40 species of coral.