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Type:	Shallow, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:	Swimmers
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	No Info

The only place in the keys that gets any waves. Even then they are very small. Nice sand bar, shallow soft bottom.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	Bystanders
Beach Users:	No Info

Excellent sandy beach. Once in park go to the very north end parking lot, then walk down the beach farther east (the beach faces south) to stay out of the marked swim area (yellow buoys).

Best Months:	January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds, Trade Winds
Best Direction:	ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
Main Direction:	ENE, E

Consistent easterly winds from fall to spring. Summer very light wind. Great on ENE to E winds. North or NE is offshore.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

From Miami drive south to the Florida Keys. Turn off at mile marker 37 and get to the park's car park.

Rules:

Restricted Zones, Fees

You need to pay a park entrance fee ($3.50 per person). Drive to the parking lot all the way to the north. Walk north with your gear up to the point or beyond. Stay out of the yellow buoy marked swim area to the south and at least 100 yards offshore. Watch out for shallows and sandbars at low tide.

Excellent nightlife in Key West, just 40 miles away.