Deer Key

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.18852, -80.53776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Key

• Key Largo · river spot · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Taylor Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park · park · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Everglades Alligator Farm · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~29 km · Must-see
• Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys · sanctuary · Florida · ~31 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• USCGC Duane (Wreck) · fort · Florida · ~35 km · Must-see
• Theater of the Sea · park · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hen and Chickens reef · beach · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Florida Pioneer Museum · museum · Miami-Dade · ~38 km · Must-see
• Florida Keys Memorial · fort · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Homestead Miami Speedway Scoring Tower · church · Miami-Dade · ~40 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Islamorada · beach · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carysfort Reef Light · attraction · Florida · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indian Key Historic State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Deer Key

• Key Largo · river spot · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Key Biscayne · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~85 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Key · river spot · Monroe · ~7 km
• Fan Palm Hammock · river spot · Miami-Dade · ~9 km

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