Hardup Key

Hardup 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 Hardup 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 Hardup Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 24.75727, -81.24698. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hardup Key

• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bahia Honda Marina · beach · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• National Key Deer Refuge · sanctuary · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Marathon Community Park · park · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Vaca Key Bight · beach · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sombrero Key Light · beach · Florida · ~25 km · Must-see
• Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Curry Hammock State Park · park · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dolphin Research Center · park · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• American Shoal Light · beach · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Florida · ~53 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Long Key State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection · sanctuary · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingraham · lake · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hardup Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hardup Key

• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boca Chica Key · river spot · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Key West · river spot · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~86 km · Must-see

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