Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, FL
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LOCATION:
36850 Overseas Highway Big Pine Key, FL 33043 PHONE: 305-872-2353 Reserve: 800-326-3521 RATES: $16 - $42 Reservations can be made for a particular site. CHECK IN/OUT: Check in at 3 pm/Check out at 1 pm. ACCESS: 8 am - Sundown MAPS: At Entry Gate SITES: 48 PULL THRUS: No WATERFRONT: Yes PICNIC SHELTERS: Yes SITE SURFACE: Gravel/sand HOOK-UPS: Water & 30/50 Amp WIFI: Only at Concession Stand CABLE: No SEWER: No BATH: Yes LAUNDRY: No DUMP STATION: Yes SHADE TREES: Yes POOL: No BOAT RAMP: Yes FEATURES: Marina, nature center, boat tours, two beaches RANKING: 9 PET FRIENDLY: Yes NEARBY ATTRACTIONS Key West, FL |
In the early 1900s, Henry Flagler turned the remote island of Bahia Honda Key into a tropical destination by his effort to build a railroad to Key West. Bahia Honda Key's deep natural bay has been a harbor for passing sailors for many years.
The park is also an excellent place to observe wading birds and shorebirds, while the Sand and Sea Nature Center introduces nature lovers to the island’s plants and animals. In 1966, the state purchased 200 additional acres on the island from Monroe County to bring the park size to 292 acres, and on March 17, 1984, a private landowner sold their property at the east end of Bahia Honda to the state, bringing the island of Bahia Honda under the responsibility of the Florida Park Service. We stayed here in December 2018 in site #2. We were leaving Key West and decided to stop and explore the park. They just happen to have a vacancy and we were excited to be able to spend the night. DIRECTIONS FROM MIAMI FL: Hwy 1 S If traveling from West Coast then US 41 is a nice drive to US 1 Park is located between Marathon and Key West, FL Link to google map here       |
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