As you cross the Seven Mile Bridge, you pass the little green island with yellow cottages and palm trees surrounded by dazzling blue water. You can visit this tiny paradise, which offers fascinating history, tropical beauty, even great snorkeling.
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2025 Florida Keys Overseas Highway Mile-Marker Guide
Mile-by-mile guide to the scenic Overseas Highway through the Florida Keys with points of interest, restaurants, campgrounds and lodging, kayak launches and beaches. (You may be asked to subscribe to our newsletter for this exclusive story, but it’s a free subscription to the many stories we tell.)
11 remarkable state parks in the Florida Keys
Here are 11 stops you can make on a Florida Keys trip if you’re looking to discover someplace new. We offer visitor info and insider tips.
Long Key State Park: 3 walk-in beach tent sites and a fabulous park for fishing, kayaking
Once the site of a luxury resort for the rich and famous, Long Key State Park is a terrific place to spend a few hours hiking, beachcombing, swimming, snorkeling and kayaking in the Florida Keys. There are even three walk-in tent camping sites.
Anne’s Beach in Islamorada: Worth a stop on drive through Keys
One of my favorite stops on the drive down the Florida Keys is Anne’s Beach, a shallow, free beach in Islamorada. I bet you don’t know the story of Anne, after whom it is named.