Big Key

Big 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 Big 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 Big Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.13485, -80.70645. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Key

• Taylor Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~26 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Theater of the Sea · park · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Florida Keys Memorial · fort · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Islamorada · beach · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hen and Chickens reef · beach · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Indian Key Historic State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• San Pedro Underwater Archaelogical Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Key Largo · river spot · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Anne's Beach · beach · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cape Sable · beach · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Alligator Reef Light · beach · Florida · ~41 km · Must-see
• Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys · sanctuary · Florida · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park · park · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Key

• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Key Largo · river spot · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~82 km · Must-see
• Key Biscayne · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~104 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~128 km · Must-see
• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~143 km · Must-see

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