Ballast Key

Ballast 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 Ballast 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 Ballast Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 24.52331, -81.96393. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballast Key

• Sand Key Light · fort · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park · fort · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Key West Aquarium · sanctuary · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shipwreck Treasures · museum · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mel Fisher Maritime Museum · museum · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Key West Lighthouse · beach · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Ernest Hemmingway Home and Museum · museum · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Southernmost Point Buoy · fort · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Key West · river spot · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smathers Beach · beach · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort East Martello Museum · museum · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Boca Chica Key · river spot · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• American Shoal Light · beach · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Ballast Key

• Key West · river spot · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boca Chica Key · river spot · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~105 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~138 km · Must-see
• Woman Key · river spot · Monroe · ~1 km
• Man Key · river spot · Monroe · ~5 km
• Boca Grande Key · river spot · Monroe · ~5 km
• Barracouta Keys · river spot · Monroe · ~6 km

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