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Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
Walk or bike shady trails through the largest stretch of West Indian hardwood hammock left in the continental US, home to 84 rare species.
County Road 905, Key Largo, FL 33037 (a quarter mile north of US 1) · Key Largo, FL
About Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
This Key Largo park protects the largest remaining tract of West Indian tropical hardwood hammock in the continental United States, on land saved in 1982 from a planned resort of 15 hotels and 2,000 condos. It shelters 84 rare plants and animals, including the Key Largo woodrat, the Schaus swallowtail butterfly and tree snails. A short paved loop with a butterfly garden suits strollers, bikes and wheelchairs, while a 2.1-mile outer loop crosses a mangrove estuary that often floods at high tide, so wear shoes that can get wet. Expect a small per-person entrance fee.
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