Buzzard Key

Buzzard 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 Buzzard 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 Buzzard Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.62936, -81.26669. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Key

• Chevelier · fort · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Poinciana · fort · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Smallwood Store · attraction · Collier · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Everglades City · sanctuary · Collier · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ten Thousand Islands · sanctuary · Collier · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Cypress National Preserve · sanctuary · Collier · ~47 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dismal Key Pass · beach · Collier · ~51 km · Must-see
• Everglades National Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Collier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shark River Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~59 km · Must-see
• Collier-Seminole State Park · sanctuary · Collier · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shark Valley Observation Tower · viewpoint · Miami-Dade · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bay City Walking Dredge · attraction · Collier · ~65 km · Must-see
• Otter Mound Preserve · sanctuary · Collier · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingraham · lake · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Marco Island · church · Collier · ~69 km · Must-see
• Picayune Strand State Forest · sanctuary · Collier · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Buzzard Key

• Keewaydin Island · river spot · Collier · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~124 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see
• Key Largo · river spot · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~127 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~127 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~127 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~129 km · Must-see
• Key Biscayne · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~139 km · Must-see
• Estero Island · river spot · Lee · ~139 km · Must-see

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