Big Pass Key

Big Pass 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 Pass 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 Pass Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.70397, -82.51173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pass Key

• Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~4 km · Must-see
• Salvador Dalí Museum · museum · Pinellas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Vinoy Park · park · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Williams Park · park · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boyd Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sunken Gardens · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum · museum · Pinellas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site · fort · Manatee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clam Bayou · beach · Pinellas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Weedon Island Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ballast Point Park · park · Hillsborough · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle · church · Pinellas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve · park · Manatee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Portavant Mound · fort · Manatee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort De Soto County Park · fort · Pinellas · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pass Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Pass Key

• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~54 km · Must-see
• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~77 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~119 km · Must-see
• Little Gasparilla Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~125 km · Must-see
• Little Cockroach Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~1 km
• Paradise Key · river spot · Hillsborough · ~3 km
• Negro Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~5 km

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