Buoy Key

Buoy 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 Buoy 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 Buoy Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.11834, -80.83137. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buoy Key

• Cape Sable · beach · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingraham · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Taylor Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~36 km · Must-see
• Florida Keys Memorial · fort · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Islamorada · beach · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Theater of the Sea · park · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Indian Key Historic State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Everglades National Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Anne's Beach · beach · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• San Pedro Underwater Archaelogical Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Long Key State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hen and Chickens reef · beach · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alligator Reef Light · beach · Florida · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buoy Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Buoy Key

• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Key Largo · river spot · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~114 km · Must-see
• Key Biscayne · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~116 km · Must-see
• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~128 km · Must-see

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