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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Mile Marker 102.5 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037

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Beneath the waters off Key Largo is a State Park like none other. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park spans 70 nautical square miles and contains exquisite and fragile coral reef ecosystems. Visitors are encouraged to stop by the aquarium and visitor center to learn about this the ecosystems and species they’ll encounter in the park. Popular recreational activities in the part include glass-bottom boat tours, scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and camping.

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We did the sunset snorkel and sail with free champagne and it was the highlight of our vacation. more on Yahoo! Travel

The campground has full facilities and showers available. more on Epinions.com

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is a great choice for those looking for a park on the ocean, to launch their boat or water craft or enjoy the surf. more on Epinions.com

All I can say is it was absolutely fantastic and well worth the price of anything you can do there! more on igougo

Then we sailed into the sunset on the the very spacious catamaran and layed on the forward trampoline sipping champagne. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Terrible beaches, soil is rock hard, no sand at all. If you are looking for a good and sandy beach to spend the day never go to these ... more on Yahoo! Travel

when we arrived to John Pennekamp, we found out first of all they were the ONLY place in the Keys that does NOT spray for mosquitoes. What a mess! Besides the infestation, the people were rude. the dive shop was unprofessional and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I visited the park and the beach is small and be advised Key Largo doesn't have sand. The beaches are more like small stones. We went kayaking and you could only go about a mile and everything else ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Limited amount of RV and tent sites. Recently all shade trees (exotic) were removed off sites so RVers have no shade. Gravel from ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Excellent Diving all throught the state park. Awesome wrecks, crystal clear water. more on Yahoo! Travel

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I visited John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in June 2004. My wife and I decided to take a glass bottom boat out to the reefs, which is offered through the ... more on Epinions.com

I recently had the opportunity to camp at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo Florida. The Park is located at mile marker 102.5 in Key Largo, Florida. ... more on Epinions.com

John Pennekamp in Key Largo you'll find This coral reef park is one of a kind With 23,000 acres under the sea It's a wondrous place ... more on Epinions.com

Last week I was very lucky to spend a week in the Florida Keys with my parents and younger brother. We spent several days in Key Largo, one day traveling down the Keys, ... more on Epinions.com

Last year my wife and I went down and did Southern Florida. We went to three National Parks. The Everglades, Key Biscayne National Underwater Park, and Dry Tortugas ... more on Epinions.com