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Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, FL

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Bahia Honda State Park

36850 Overseas Hwy · Big Pine Key, FL

Why you should go…

Bahia Honda State Park covers most of a Lower Keys island at mile marker 37 of the Overseas Highway. Its beaches, Calusa, Loggerhead and Sandspur, draw swimmers and snorkelers, and the park concession rents kayaks and snorkel gear and runs snorkel trips to the reef. A trail leads up to a surviving section of the old Bahia Honda Bridge, part of Henry Flagler's railroad built from 1905 to 1912, with a view over the islands. Campsites and cabins let you stay overnight.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Bahia Honda State Park, ordered by straight-line distance.

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  • Museums
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    Tour the Key West house where Hemingway wrote in the 1930s and meet the six-toed cats that roam its gardens.

    35 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

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    35 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

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    35 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

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    Mallory Square

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    Join the nightly Sunset Celebration on Key West's waterfront plaza, with street performers, craft vendors and food carts.

    35 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing