Beaches in Florida Keys

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Our beach sand is special. Beaches in the Keys are manmade, but the waves of sand are soft and squishy between your toes. Some grains look like bits of oatmeal, fashioned by special algae which thrive in Marathon's warm waters, these specks contribute much of the sea bottom and beaches surrounding the Keys.

Broad acres of sargassum seaweed flourish in the wake of the Gulf Stream, mixed in with tiny clumps of the golden-brown algae that washes ashore,atop the sand. Take a handful and shake it out. You'll find small shrimp, fish and tiny crabs that make a home in this habitat. This small sea life is at the foundation of marine organisms.

Beaches vary from spits of sand paralleling the mangrove trees along the Overseas Highway to wide open state parks and recreation areas. Top on the list is Sombrero Beach, located in Marathon, and is one of the Keys' finest beaches and home to the world's only beach launch for the famous Dragon Boat Races.

Sombrero Beach

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End of Sombrero Beach Road
Mile Marker 50

Palm-lined, remote beach, with clear waters, near Seven-Mile Bridge...
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Bahia Honda State Park

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Mile Marker 37.5
Big Pine Key

America's Top Ten Beaches...
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Anne's Beach

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Mile Marker 73.5
Lower Matecumbe

Beach and free municipal park in Islamorada along US1...
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Dry Tortugas National Park

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Garden Key

Offshore National Park and preserve in the Gulf of Mexico...
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

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Mile Marker 102.5
Overseas Highway

America's first undersea park...
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Sandspur Beach

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36850 Overseas Hwy.

Rare white-sand beach; snorkeling, hiking, windsurfing and kayaking...
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Curry Hammock State Park

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56200 Overseas Highway

Marathon's oceanfront park; picnic, kayak, kiteboard...
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Smathers Beach

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West end of S Roosevelt Boulevard

Key West's longest beach...
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Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site and Park

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End of Southard Street on Truman Annex

Confederate fort entertainment...
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South Beach

South end of Duval St

Tiny but convenient beach...
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