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    Jim N.

    Easily one of the best beaches in the FL Keys... wide, white sand beach, plenty of facilities (bathrooms, showers), recreation areas like volleyball and BBQs. Fenced parking area provides easy access to beach. Lots of beautiful, green tropical space! Water is very nice, calm, and beautiful. Very worth a stop to enjoy when you're passing through Marathon Key! Highly recommend!

    Jelly fish - doesn't sting
    Jaquie M.

    Saw jelly fish in August on the shore and couldn't believe that this type of jelly fish doesn't sting. Water was too hot of course but this was worth the stop over.

    Garrett Z.

    Probably the best beach we visited while in the Florida Keys. The keys doesn't have many sandy stretches of beach to begin with so this was a nice gem to find on the southern tip of Marathon. The beach is not huge but enough to stretch your legs and walk up and down, plenty of room for everyone to still spread out. Lots of nice, white sand and plenty of shells and coral to pick through. When you are done with getting sandy, the beach offers a nice playground for the kids and plenty of shelter to have a picnic or sit to people watch. Just up the road is a Publix and strip mall with various stores, so you can just buy anything you need for the beach without having to stuff your car full from your hotel/resort. Buy a Publix sub and some chips and you are set for the afternoon. Bathrooms onsite were clean and well-stocked. Parking is pay by the hour and they are hawkish at checking times so don't skip on paying. The app makes it very easy to do. If we come back to the keys, we will make sure to centralize ourselves to this beach since it was one of the best we visited while touring the Florida Keys.

    Dave O.

    A beautiful little beach in the Florida Keys, having traveled to the Keys for many years and being a resident of Florida I definitely understand that there are really beautiful beaches across the state - this beach may not rate in the top 10 across the state but very well could be one of the best in the Keys. Lots of sun and shade here and wonderful amenities including close proximity parking to the beach, clean restrooms, shelters with picnic tables and charcoal grills, a playground for the little ones and plenty of sand, clear water and palm trees filled with coconuts, yea I admit the sea grass can be annoying but that's part of the Keys just as the coral is but none of this is a deal breaker for me. If you visit any of the State Parks here you'll notice they don't manage or clean up the sea grass it's considered an essential part of the ecological health of the Keys. I noticed that on the day I visited this beach it was not an issue to the point that it could ruin my experience, it's late November it's sunny and 77 degrees - I don't remember ever having a bad day at any beach so I'm not going to complain about this one, I feel I'm pretty lucky to be here...

    Pavilion
    Erica E.

    Beautiful, calm beach! Sand is clean and white. Water is gorgeous blue. Parking is $5 per hour. New(ish) playground which is good for kids ages 8 and under. There is a nice walking path and indoor restrooms on the property. Dogs are welcome on a lease. They have dog poop bags available. They also have several pavilions that would make a great place to eat lunch and relax.

    Pretty beach.
    Craig W.

    The Keys may not have fantastic beaches but we enjoyed our time at this one. There isn't a ton of beach area but the sand was nice enough. The waves and current were pretty rough during our visit but the water was warm-ish. There was also very little trash on the sand. Parking is NOT free. I think we paid $10 for two hours--you pay at a little pay machine. The price is a little steep but it is what it is. Personally, I didn't see any warning signs about jellyfish but I guess there are such signs so watch yourself out there. No lifeguards here so watch your kiddos in the water. I would gladly return.

    Jim W.

    Favorite beach in the Keys. Not sure but I think it used to be free parking but paid $10 for 2 hours today. Still worth it. Beautiful beach. Nice playground for the kids. Wish there were a concession stand for some snacks. My advice, if you're coming - bring anything you want to drink or eat. We do a Publix run lol

    Christy S.

    Very well kept area with clean facilities and various activities like volleyball. Not too crowded at this time of year. The water is clear with some rocks and grass, but it is a nice area to swim.

    11.24.22 jellyfish!
    May A.

    Beach tucked away off the beaten path... This is a nice beach on the Keys. We stopped here at this beach in Marathon Key to watch the sunset. Lots of people... so different from Anne's Beach where we first made a stop. Sombrero Beach is mangrove-free!! BUT there are warning signs to watch out for jellyfish! I guess the Portuguese man o' war are rampant here. Yikes! With its soft sand on this long stretch of beach and warm turquoise waters, it is one of the best-kept beach secrets in the Florida Keys. It was a lucky find. I did not go on the water but started collecting sea shells. The shells were cute and tiny then I realized I didn't have anywhere to keep or hold them so I let them go in the water. Parking can be challenging since this is one of the prettier beaches before heading to Key West. Well maintained park with bathrooms and showers available. They also have a children's playground and volleyball courts. Sunset was beautiful! Review #2804

    Playground
    Emily T.

    Checking out what public beach to go to on our stay and this one won! Awesome playground for kids as well as picnic tables and bathroom and even a water bottle fill station! So beautiful

    Roger M.

    Beautiful beach especially at Sunset. Can't beat it in Marathon. Public parking nearby.

    Patty M.

    Beautiful Sandy beach, long stretch, not crowded, Dog Friendly, shallow area for kids. Residents don't pay parking. Parking stations available, section for launching kayaks. Picnic covered areas, public bathrooms very clean. A huge volleyball net for group games.

    Cathy W.

    Nice beach and park. Great paved walking path throughout and nice public restrooms available. It was on and off misting rain on the day we stopped by for a visit but it was an enjoyable stop nonetheless. There's a covered play area for kids and a sand volleyball court.

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    Shit everywhere. Smells like shit. Can't see shit in the water. Made me wanna shit out the mouth

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    It costs money to park now . $5.00 per hour for the first 2 hours then $2.00 after. It was $12.00 for 3 hours . Not worth it anymore.

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    Coco Plum Beach

    Coco Plum Beach

    3.0(20 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    If you're looking for sugary sand or beautiful beaches you're going to have to head North out of…read morethe Keys to almost any one of Florida's other 800 plus miles of beaches unless you're on a curated or private resort beach where they've brought in lots of sand and routinely scrape off the sea grass. You'd be better off at Sombrero, Smathers, Higgs, or Fort Zachary beaches for something like that sort of experience but still need water shoes and consider smelly sea grass is just a thing down here. You do get used to it, but it's an acquired Conch thing. Coco Plum's quiet and worth exploring. Sunrise is Great here (as almost anywhere in the Keys) and there's a trail amongst the canopy and brush worth checking out. People do like to bring and unleash their dogs here, so you might want to sort of expect that. Over the years, it's been really nice here after it's been scraped and new sand's been brough in. It's a bit rough for the weary after the last few storms now.

    Secluded beach area. There was only one car in the parking area when we pulled in. I was excited…read moreabout the prospect of having the beach mostly to ourselves, and was hoping to snorkel a little. The beach was covered in sea grass, which is fine because nature and whatever. I didn't care about the smell of said decaying sea grass. But we waded out about 10 ft and were stuck in mud because the sand had run out. All we were doing was kicking up silt and mud. Almost lost my water shoes in the sticky mud. We left after 5 minutes in the water. This is a great option for someone who just wants to take their dog for a walk or stroll along a beach. But not at all good for swimming or snorkeling, and not even basking on the sand because of all the sea grass and the smell. The restroom and shower were nice, but we didn't use the restroom for anything but changing and the shower for anything but washing off the mud. There are so many beaches in the keys, this one was super disappointing.

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    Coco Plum Beach - The actual beach view from Coco Plum Beach entrance

    The actual beach view from Coco Plum Beach entrance

    Coco Plum Beach - The actual beach view from Coco Plum Beach entrance

    The actual beach view from Coco Plum Beach entrance

    Coco Plum Beach - Came to the end of Coco Plum Dr. to catch the sunrise.  What a jog it was to get here!

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    Came to the end of Coco Plum Dr. to catch the sunrise. What a jog it was to get here!

    Long Key State Park - Walkway to trail

    Long Key State Park

    4.0(72 reviews)
    18.7 mi

    We were staying about 1/2 mile down the road and wanted to take a couple mile walk. Our hotel…read moresuggested Long Key State Park. We started on the bike trail along the busy highway, then turned into the park. At the guard house, the nicest ranger asked us to come in while he waited on a car driving through. He was so pleasant and caring about having water, giving us directions, etc. I am so sorry I didn't get his name. if you are walking or cycling, it is $2.50 per person. We met another ranger who was maintaining the restroom down by the shore and he was friendly, too! Walking down, there are mangroves on each side. Then you see the shore. They have done such a great job carving out little areas for people to sit or eat, etc. We were very impressed with that. There was no litter and the restroom was also very clean. Highly recommend if you need a break going to or coming from Key West. It is also great if you are staying nearby.

    This review is specifically about the PRICING policy for campgrounds in Florida State Parks…read more Camping in the Keys is a popular activity, and it's difficult to find availability. We were thrilled to find that Long Key had a site available for the March date that we needed. Our preference would have been for a site for a Class B RV, but we were willing to accept the only site available, a tent-only site. Our reservation for the site was quite expensive ($34.51) for a tent-only site in a public park, without hookups. The fees in Florida state parks really add up. The site itself was "only" $22.50, but there's also a non-refundable $6.70 reservation fee and an assortment of taxes that totaled $5.31. Unfortunately, due to wildfires near Homestead, FL, we needed to reschedule our trip into the Keys, which also involved cancelling our reservation at Long Key. Of our initial outlay of $34.51, our refund was only for $10 and some change. There was a $17-something cancellation fee, and the initial reservation fee was non-refundable. Of the $10+ returned, over $5 of this was the sales taxes.

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    Long Key State Park - Another sitting area

    Another sitting area

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