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Upper Keys Guide

Key
Largo

Dive Capital

Everything for a day at America's dive capital - conditions, Pennekamp coral reef, glass-bottom boats and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Pennekamp & county park lots

Key Largo Shore

Reef scene & live cam

Dining

Conch chowder, dive bars & Keys

Things to Do

Reef diving, glass-bottom & snorkel

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

John Pennekamp State Park

America's first undersea park

State park fee

Harry Harris Park Beach

County beach park with a lagoon

County lot

John Pennekamp Beach

Shallow sandy beach inside the park

State park fee

Largo Sound Beach

Bay-side calm water swimming

Limited access

Cannon Beach

Inside Pennekamp, snorkel to cannon

State park fee

Islamorada

20 min south, Founder's Park beach

Village lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Pennekamp Reef

By boat/snorkel

America's first undersea park - the most prolific reef system on the East Coast

Islamorada

20 min south

Sport-fishing capital, Robbie's tarpon feeding and Theater of the Sea

Card Sound Bridge

At the entrance

The scenic Card Sound toll road entry to Key Largo with Alabama Jack's bar

Florida City

30 min north

The last mainland city before the Keys - fuel, supplies and the Everglades Gateway

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Key Largo. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Key Largo, the water is 81°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 77°F but feels like 82°F. Wind is 10 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Today’s tides: Low 6:43 AM, High 1:39 PM, Low 5:43 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash.