We visited here Monday Februrary 1, 2026. Located at mile marker 102.5 Key Largo near the northern…read moreend of the Florida Keys (mile marker 0 is on Key West). This is a multi-use Florida State Park. There is a visitor center w/ a 30,000 gallon aquarium & other educational resources. The park has a concession stand, general store (picnic, watersports, ice, etc), restrooms, dive shop, a swim beach, snorkeling tours & rentals, scuba tours, kayaking & rentals, paddleboarding & canoe rentals, & glass bottom boat tours. Also short hikes. Handicap/wheelchair access is available on tours. Open everyday 8am-sunset, visitor center & concessions 8am-5pm. Lots to do here for a family day adventure. Thank you to the staff. Nick & Liz, Albany, NY, USA

Admission fee $4.50 ea, things to do for free - picnic, swim in the lagoon and walk on the nature…read moretrails. There is canoe, kayak and paddleboard rentals in the park next to the public restroom. Double kayak for $55/4hours. It's fun to kayak in the mangrove jungle with clear water. We saw lot of fish while kayaking. There are two kayak routes, each about 1.5 to 2 hours, we were given the laminated map and kayak follow the route. remember to wear hat and bring water, as some of the routes are pretty hot.

Outstanding service from Levone. The professionalism he displayed was outstanding. We had a…read morelittle mishap and damage a side bar on the canopy. He came out that evening fixed it and didn't charge us. He texted me throughout our week to make sure all was going well. He even said if you need any recommendations for anything to ask away. I highly recommend them! Will do business with them again next year!

This place was great. My wife, daughter, and I were visiting from Oklahoma. We rented the 23' deck…read moreboat from Levon. Everything was just as expected. Boat ran great. I think this is a very honest and fair place. I'd like to comment on a couple of the reviews on yelp complaining about gas costs. This is simple common sense. I'd have to assume that no one would expect Hertz or Enterprise to include the gas. You have to pay for gas folks. Secondly, boats are rated at "gallons per hour". They use a LOT of gas. Atlantis charging a price of about 4 bucks a gallon is very reasonable (September of 2018) for marina price. I'd definitely recommend this place!!!

The best boat rental experience we have had in the Keys after many misses with other companies…read more Boat was clean, ready on time and getting on the water was fast. They made sure to top it off with gas and then gave us a couple extra lines for our sandbar anchor poles. Returning was quick and seamless - completely hassle free. We will be back and highly recommend!

Had a wonderful time. Staff was wonderful. Would use the service again clean boats. You had a…read morewonderful time.

This place is priced pretty fair. They took little longer to get us on the ski because the group…read morebefore us had some damaged and needed to pay or something. It takes about 20 mins to get to the ocean and then 20 mins back. All in all everything went well. 99.00 for hour Or a cool package for 209. You get parasailing Half hour jet ski and full day I think kayak.

Gtrat people. Very helpful and knowledgeable. We went for Kayaking and he set us up real quick,…read moreand off we went. Great location for kayaking with the channel eventually leading into the ocean after about 30 min of kayaking. They have jet skis too and tomorrow we will be going on those. Highly recommend them.

Dan and Richie were fantastic hosts and guides. We had a lot of fun and caught great snapper and…read moretriggerfish for dinner. They recommended a great local spot to have the fish cooked up for us that night and it was delicious!

Did a 3/4 day with them. Was an amazing day. Salt and crew were fanatic and put us on the fish…read more We will be back for sure and highly recommend them.

The Good: a good length of flat paved pathway that would accommodate those with wheelchairs, mostly…read moreshady, fresh air, lots of benches along yellow path. Good place for dogs and baby buggies. The Meh: the only thing to see is a rock wall. We saw 1 small bird, one small lizard in the parking lot, some berries & deer poop. Yeah there's plenty of botanical specimens if that means trees. If you're looking for flowers or wildlife, you might be disappointed.

Nice trails to walk, no bugs in February, small parking lot, an employee in a truck told us to pay…read morea fee with an envelope, put it in the box, so we did, just $2.50, we had the cash. He left. So we walk in and look at the map, there's trails to walk, a river to see. We didn't know what to expect, but we weren't seeing much of anything to write home about, so we decided to go off trail to get a closer look at a pretty little stream nearby. Just then a woman in a yellow vest comes walking out of the brush calling out, "Don't worry, I'm a human, not an animal!" She was the most interesting thing we'd seen so far, so we asked her if she worked at the park and she told us the most fascinating story. She's a python hunter! She catches invasive python snakes with her bare hands and puts them in the bags she had tied around her waist, takes them back to a place where they humanely euthanize them, and then the hunter has the option to collect the skins, which she does and makes jewelry out of it. She gets more money catching pythons in the Keys rather than the Everglades because the Keys are harder to get to and find the snakes. She told us more about her life and story to go into here, but I just want to say that while I was polite and listened to her, I am animal rights activist so I am 100% against catching even invasive animals and killing them. Hopefully one day we'll come up with a better solution to this problem. We didn't see any snakes while we were in the park, but just know that they are there. She said they'll probably scurry away from you, but some are big enough to take down and eat whole deer and gators. If you run into her there and she finds a gigantic snake, she may call on you to help her catch it. At least, that's what she told us.

Really friendly people. Nice ride out. It was a bit windy so we didn't get to go as far out as we…read morehad hoped. But we got to see some nice coral and fish.

Our tour on August 2, 2025 with Sundiver Snorkel Tours was incredible! Captain Joe and mates (Auna…read moreand Hope) provided the best experience for myself (an experienced snorkeler) and my 25-year-old son (a newbie). I have been on other snorkel tours before, and Sundiver with this crew is the best. They attended well to passengers (approximately 30 of us) and took the time to explain the hows and whys to my son. The conditions were optimal, the underwater snorkeling adventure was breathtaking (my son is now all about snorkeling and because the experience was so amazing, we are going to try diving next). When we asked Captain Joe some questions at the end of the tour, he spent quality time explaining to my son how it is living and working in Key Largo and also about the available diving internships in the area. The ocean water was a very clear, pristine blue. We are very glad we chose the Christ of the Abyss tour - it was amazing - see pictures below. We will definitely return to the area and take this particular tour again!

The cruise was so much fun and educational. Capt Eddie is Fantastic!!…read moreDo yourself a favor and go.

The African Queen Key Largo 4-29-25 I booked this boat ride…read moreonline which was very easy for my dad's 93rd birthday. He always loved the movie. He was shocked when he seen the African Queen and more surprised when I told him we were going on a cruise in the Queen. You can book this cruise right at the Holiday Inn if you choose so. We booked a 2pm ride and got there 15 minutes ahead of time. Captain Duncan who oversaw the boat helped my dad on the boat without too much trouble. This is the original African Queen boat that was used in the movie of the same name. The Queen is small it only holds about 6 passengers and the captain. There was only one another couple on the boat with us at the 2 pm cruise. Captain Duncan knew all about the history of the boat. He was very knowledgeable about the movie, its movie trivia, and the Marina De Mar area which we cruised around. He told us many local stories and recommendations. He was friendly and a great sense of humor and welcoming attitude. Once we got out in the Atlantic a couple yards, he left everybody steer the Queen for pictures. He even had the Whisky Bottle so we could get a picture of us pouring the Whisky overboard just like in the movie. The cruise took about 1.5 hours which was fun and lots of site seeing to boot. I encourage everyone to take a cruise on the Original African Queen you just can't go wrong. I give this boat cruise a 5 out of 5 stars because of all the history, the fun, Capitan Duncan letting us steer the boat plus learning all about the movie and all the sightseeing to boot. Follow Me On Fb For More Fun and Reviews Gulf Coast Terry

This was such a great find. A well organized and clean…read moreplace tucked away on a canal but easy to get to. Plenty of parking. Next to other local pubs & restaurants. Great for after your paddling. Both single and tandem boats with well maintained equipment (paddle & life jackets). Friendly and professional staff too. Affordable prices and Not a tourist trap. Don't pass it up. Makes a great day on the water.

We had a great group of 6 plus Brittany our guide. We went a ways into the mangrove and saw 2 types…read moreof crabs and lots of fish. The kayak was very stable with a good back rest. I appreciated the guides knowledge of the area and its inhabitants. No manatee seen today but very worth the experience

My brothers family and I had a great day out with Capt. Putnam. It was nice to have personalized…read moretrip snorkeling and paddleboarding instead of going on one of those big dive/snorkel boats with so many people. In fact, we arrived at the reef with the Christ statue when one of the crowded boats was leaving and left about an hour later one another one arrived. We practically had the place to ourselves. After snorkeling the two reefs we ate lunch and paddle boarded. It was a great day spent on the ocean. If you want a comfortable relaxing time and nice personalized experience out on the water, I highly recommend Capt. Putnam's boat. He is very friendly and truly accommodating to what we wanted to do. I definitely give this experience a 5-star rating!

Captain Spurgeon is the best! My friends and I had the best time. Picture it Key Largo, last week,…read morefive women decide to go on a nautical adventure. Three of them are prone to sea sickness, one has anxiety about being on boats, one has anxiety about getting into the ocean, one has had eye surgery and yet another is afraid she won't be able to get back in the boat if she gets off. We all got in the water (and successfully got back in the boat!) We we're able to fully enjoy the beauty of the ocean all while sounding like a bunch of cackling hens. Spurgeon had the patience of a saint, which allowed us to sit back and relax. He talked us all through our fears, gave us great instruction, was full of interesting information. I highly recommend chartering with Nautical Adventures and Captain Spurgeon!