Bahia Honda State Park - Big Pine Key National And State Park

  • Address: Big Pine Key, Florida, USA
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Bahia Honda State Park
Big Pine Key
Florida, USA

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  • BIG PINE AND THE LOWER KEYS: THE "NATURAL KEYS" - Mile Markers 40 to 5 - BIG PINE KEY, Florida Keys - For more than 60 years, the region of BigPine Key and the Lower Keys - from the west end of the Seven Mile Bridgeat Sunshine Key, mile marker (MM) 40, to Stock Island at MM 5 - hasadvocated the responsible utilization and preservation of the vastnatural wonders found there, earning the region the title, the "NaturalKeys." - The Lower Keys are home to two national wildlife refuges, a nationalmarine sanctuary and a state park, and are surrounded by a marineenvironment filled with abundant terrestrial and marine wildlife. - Established in 1957, the National Key Deer Refuge protects the endangeredKey deer - a subspecies of the Virginia white-tailed deer, ranging insize between 45 and 80 pounds fully grown - and its habitat. Today therefuge encompasses more than 8,000 acres of prime Key deer territoryranging from Bahia Honda Key to the eastern shores of Sugarloaf Key, outto the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. - In the ocean waters off Big Pine Key, divers and snorkelers explore thespectacular coral and marine life of the Looe Key National MarineSanctuary. Established in 1981, the sanctuary is regarded as one of thebest reefs for diving in the world. Each July, the Looe Key Sanctuaryhosts a popular underwater music festival that promotes the preservationof the Keys coral reefs. - Since Dec. 5, 1998, divers have been exploring a new artificial reefapproximately ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com, Inc.

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Nearby Hotels Distance
Big Pine Key Fishing Lodge 1.1 Mi
Big Pine Motel 3.0 Mi
Deer Run B & B 1.1 Mi
Looe Key Dive Resort 2.0 Mi
Seahorse Rv Park 2.8 Mi
Ed & Ellen's Lodgings 1.9 Mi
Nearby Restaurants Distance
Cracked Egg Cafe 3.0 Mi
Aroma's 2.9 Mi
Pizza Works 2.8 Mi
Bagel Island Cafe 2.8 Mi
Big Pine Diner 2.0 Mi
Rob's Island Grill 2.5 Mi