Travel Awaits: 12 Outdoor Experiences From Key Largo To Key West

Above, Mile Marker 0 in Key West. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Two years ago, a friend and I took a cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Havana, Cuba. Along the way, we made a stop for a day in Key West. I found the town to be an interesting and fun place to visit. 

I was contemplating a return visit there last year for a few days, but the pandemic nixed that idea.

Travel Awaits has posted an article on 12 amazing outdoor experiences along the Florida Keys. One of these days, I will make that return visit to Key West and possibly check out some of the places the article mentions.

They begin the article with:

Florida is great for finding outdoors, back-to-nature adventures. Despite the explosive growth in recent years, there are still plenty of wilderness areas to explore. None more so than in the Florida Keys … from Key Largo to Key West eco-travel adventures abound. The Keys are also known as the Conch Republic because, in a not-so-serious attempt, they seceded from the United States for a couple of days in 1982. There is even a flag.

Naturally, in an area surrounded by water, adventures out on the water are available all along the Keys. Kayaking, stand-up paddle boards, fishing charters, and kayak fishing, diving on the reefs, are all readily available in the Keys. If you’re a cyclist there is the Overseas Heritage bike trail, a paved trail that runs over 90 miles, following the route of the old rail line that connected Miami to Key West.

Everything in the Keys is measured by mile markers along U.S. Highway 1, so follow along as we take you from Mile Marker 106 in Key Largo, to Mile Marker 0 in Key West.

To read more, go here.