Long Key

Long Key: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Long Key

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Long Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.38782, -81.86719. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Key

• Mound Key Archaeological Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Estero Bay Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Koreshan State Historic Site · park · Lee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Estero Island · river spot · Lee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park · park · Collier · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vanderbilt Beach Park · beach · Collier · ~19 km · Must-see
• San Carlos Bay · beach · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sanibel Lighthouse · beach · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wild Turkey Strand Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum · museum · Lee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Christ Community Church of Fort Myers · fort · Lee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens · beach · Collier · ~32 km · Must-see
• Four Mile Cove · beach · Lee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary · sanctuary · Collier · ~33 km · Must-see
• J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lee · ~33 km · Must-see
• City of Fort Myers Southwest Florida Museum of History · museum · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Imaginarium Science Center · museum · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Long Key

• Estero Island · river spot · Lee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pine Island · river spot · Lee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Keewaydin Island · river spot · Collier · ~50 km · Must-see
• North Captiva Island · river spot · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Gasparilla Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~81 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~86 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~130 km · Must-see
• Little Davis Key · river spot · Lee · ~1 km
• Davis Key · river spot · Lee · ~2 km
• Black Island · river spot · Lee · ~2 km

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