Florida Keys

The Florida Keys is a destination getaway and has miles of untouched/secluded beaches, crystal clear waters with a year-round tropical weather that stays sunny and warm. It is no secret that many visitors across the country visit the Florida Keys during the winter to "escape" the cold.

Many people visit the Florida Keys such as Key West - specifically for vacations, destination weddings, romantic getaways, family reunions, and other special events. Water activities are a must as its stretched white sand beaches and neverending ocean water includes some of the best fishing (Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna and Wahoo), snorkeling, diving, kayaking, etc. The near shore reefs are filled with thousands of species (fish, crustaceans, plants) and is a place where people can also do a lot of study and research on marine life.

The Florida Keys consists of a cluster of approximately 1700 islands, located southeast of the Florida peninsula. The total land area is 137.3 square miles. The population of the Keys has close to approximately 80,000 residents spread throughout the islands. Key West holds the majority of the entire population on the Florida Keys at about 32%.

Plants and animals are abundant across the Florida Keys. Most plants (household and landscape plants) and fruit plants can thrive in the Florida Keys climate. The consistently warm, tropical weather allows them to grow well and is why the Keys are filled with a large "green" setting. Key Deer, black bears, American crocodiles, etc. also are existent and will be seen at national parks spread out across the Keys. Dry Tortugas National Park in Key West is one of the most isolated and well preserved parks in the entire world.

U.S. Highway 1 or the "Overseas Highway" runs over most of the inhabited islands of the Florida Keys. The main islands of the Keys are easiest to remember by splitting them up into 3 parts (Upper Keys, Middle Keys, Lower Keys).

Upper Keys

Keys in Biscayne National Park (accessible only by boat) in Miami-Dade County

Transitional keys
- Soldier Key
- Ragged Keys
- Boca Chita Key
- Sands Key

True Florida keys, exposed ancient coral reefs
- Elliott Key
- Adams Key
- Reid Key
- Rubicon Keys
- Totten Key
- Old Rhodes Key

Keys in Monroe County

Key Largo
Plantation Key
Windley Key
Upper Matecumbe Key
Lignumvitae Key
Lower Matecumbe Key

Middle Keys

Craig Key
Fiesta Key
Long Key (formerly known as Rattlesnake Key)
Conch Key
Duck Key
Grassy Key
Crawl Key
Long Point Key
Fat Deer Key
Key Vaca
Boot Key
Knight's Key
Pigeon Key

Lower Keys

Little Duck Key
Missouri Key
Ohio Key (also known as Sunshine Key)
Bahia Honda Key
Spanish Harbor Keys
West Summerland Key
No Name Key
Big Pine Key
Little Torch Key
Middle Torch Key
Big Torch Key
Ramrod Key
Summerland Key
Knockemdown Key
Cudjoe Key
Sugarloaf Key
Park Key
Lower Sugarloaf Key
Saddlebunch Keys
Shark Key
Geiger Key
Big Coppitt Key
East Rockland Key
Rockland Key
Boca Chica Key
Key Haven (Raccoon Key)
Stock Island
Key West
Sigsbee Park
Fleming Key