Beach Guide

Lower Keys Events

This week on the beach

Pick a Day

7 AM

Backcountry Flats Fishing

Florida Bay flats · Active

Hire a guide for bonefish, permit and tarpon on the pristine lower Keys flats - the most untouched fishing in FL.

9 AM

Looe Key Snorkel

Looe Key from Big Pine/LTK · Active

Charter boats from Little Torch Key marina run daily trips to the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary reef.

11 AM

Square Grouper Lunch

19 Cudjoe Key, US-1 · Dining

Lunch at the celebrated Lower Keys restaurant - fresh local fish, a loyal crowd and the true Keys-local atmosphere.

6 PM

Geiger Key Marina Bar

5 Geiger Rd, Geiger Key · Music

The funky tiki bar near NAS Key West on Boca Chica - live music on weekends, cold beer and a true local crowd.

Big Days

annual
Aug

Mini Lobster Season

Two days of recreational spiny lobster diving in late July/August - the lower Keys reefs are excellent habitat.

Jan

Lower Keys Birding Festival

Annual birding event celebrating the rich shorebird and wading bird populations in the lower Keys.

Dec

Holiday Keys Drive

The US-1 lower Keys corridor has low-key holiday lighting and events as the snowbird season peaks.

see you out there

Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At Lower Keys, the sun sets at 7:32 PM today — about 12h 20m of daylight. Sunrise was 7:12 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Lower Keys update at the top of the conditions page.