This small park is a good place to take the kids – there’s a small playground, picnic tables, grills for barbecuing, basketball courts and ball fields. Rarely for the Keys, there's also a good patch of white sand fronting a warm lagoon that’s excellent for swimming.
Harry Harris Park
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
25.52 MILES
If you do just one walk in the Everglades, make sure it's on the Anhinga Trail. Gators sun on the shoreline, anhinga spear their prey and wading birds…
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Florida Keys History of Diving Museum
10.37 MILES
You can’t miss the diving museum – it’s the building with the enormous mural of whale sharks on the side. The journey into the undersea covers 4000 years,…
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19.8 MILES
Named after local environmentalist Anne Eaton, this tiny beach is one of the finest seascapes in these parts. The small ribbon of sand opens upon a sky…
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
8.72 MILES
John Pennekamp has the singular distinction of being the first underwater park in the USA. There’s 170 acres of dry parkland here and over 48,000 acres …
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Long Key State Recreation Area
25.33 MILES
The 965-acre Long Key State Recreation Area takes up much of Long Key. It’s about 30 minutes south of Islamorada, and comprises a tropical clump of gumbo…
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Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Site
8.22 MILES
To get his railroad built across the islands, Henry Flagler had to quarry out some sizable chunks of the Keys. The best evidence of those efforts can be…
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10.16 MILES
Here’s one for the movie fans, particularly Bogie buffs: the lively Caribbean Club Bar is, in fact, the only place in Key Largo where Key Largo, starring…
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Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary
0.74 MILES
This 7-acre sanctuary serves as a protected refuge for a wide variety of injured birds. A boardwalk leads through various enclosures where you can learn a…
Nearby attractions
1. Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary
0.74 MILES
This 7-acre sanctuary serves as a protected refuge for a wide variety of injured birds. A boardwalk leads through various enclosures where you can learn a…
6.45 MILES
This 40-acre site has a small but lovely sandy beach, with calm waters flanked by mangroves at opposite sides. There's also a playground (pirate-themed),…
3. Rain Barrel Sculpture Gallery
6.66 MILES
Once you see the giant lobster, you know you've arrived. Welcome to the Rain Barrel, Islamorada’s local artists’ village, which is packed with souvenir-y…
4. Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Site
8.22 MILES
To get his railroad built across the islands, Henry Flagler had to quarry out some sizable chunks of the Keys. The best evidence of those efforts can be…
5. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
8.72 MILES
John Pennekamp has the singular distinction of being the first underwater park in the USA. There’s 170 acres of dry parkland here and over 48,000 acres …
10.16 MILES
Here’s one for the movie fans, particularly Bogie buffs: the lively Caribbean Club Bar is, in fact, the only place in Key Largo where Key Largo, starring…
7. Florida Keys History of Diving Museum
10.37 MILES
You can’t miss the diving museum – it’s the building with the enormous mural of whale sharks on the side. The journey into the undersea covers 4000 years,…
8. Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
12.18 MILES
This 106-mile bike and pedestrian trail will eventually stretch from Key Largo to Key West. About 90 miles of it are currently complete. For more info…