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Bahia Honda State Park is near our Keys resort, the Hammocks in Marathon, and has not one, but two of the only beaches in the entire string of islands. We’re talking beautiful beaches, like you’d see in a postcard, with white sand, palm trees and crystalline waters.

Bahia Honda State Park offers more than just beaches.

But that’s not all: the 500-acre Bahia Honda State Park also offers kayak rentals, fishing, picnic sites, a historic bridge to photograph, a gift shop, snack bar and daily snorkeling trips. You could fill an entire vacation with repeat visits to this beautiful waterfront destination. Mile marker 37 has it all!

If you can only go for one day, seriously consider snorkeling. Your Florida Keys vacation wouldn’t be complete without looking into coral reef snorkel trips. You’re on the most beautiful water in the world, after all: a marine world filled with beautiful tropical fish, seashells and other surprises.

At Bahia Honda, you can arrange for a snorkeling trip to Looe Key, a Florida marine sanctuary. The Looe Key trip takes you out to a spectacular coral reef for a full hour and a half of clear-water snorkeling. You’ll see huge star coral and countless memorable fish.

This quintessential Keys experience requires no special skills and all necessary equipment is provided. But book ahead when you know the dates you’ll be available. The snorkel trip leaves twice a day - at 9:30 and 1:30 – and you’ll want to secure your spot.

Even more at Bahia Honda State Park

While you can pack a lunch, you don’t have to. There’s a snack bar at the park, along with a full gift shop. You won’t want to spend much time indoors, however. . . not when the mile-long stretch of beautiful Sandspur Beach awaits you. Stretch out, oil up, pull out that long-awaited paperback, and soak up the Florida sunshine. Or take your camera and make your northern friends insanely jealous. (Isn’t that part of the joy of an island vacation, after all?)

Most Florida Keys resorts are not so near this fabulous park, so we are extremely lucky to offer our owners and guests such easy proximity to perhaps the most beautiful beach in Florida. Of all the parks in Florida, not many can offer you access to a coral reef.

If paddling’s more your thing, Bahia Honda has sit-aboard kayak rentals for one or two people, and offers them by the hour or by the day, at reasonable rates. You’ll be visually tempted to paddle out to the Bahia Honda bridge, historic remains from the Flagler Railroad days. This amazing piece of history is the focal point from Calusa Beach, a smaller, more secluded beach that’s great for photography. You can also enjoy a combination of kayaking and snorkeling: whatever rocks your boat, so to speak.

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