Florida Keys Guide

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Your Keys Guide. Here you will find information on dive charters, lodging, fishing charters, etc. I've tried to be as complete as possible and many thanks to El Orans for helping me set up the formatting. If you have any suggestions, please PM me, or send an e-mail to Becky@Speargirl.com. Thanks ever so much!

Last edited April 11, 2009​

Dive Shops / Charters

Key Largo
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

106.5​

|Ocean|Capt. Slate's Atlantis Dive Center|Membrane/32%|+1 (305) 451-3020
||51 Garden Cove Dr

106.5​

|Ocean|Blue Iguana Dive Charters|Banked/32%|+1 (561) 797-2540
||51 Garden Cove Dr

106.0​

|Bay|Scuba Outlet (Scuba Quest)|No Fills|+1 (305) 451-1408

105.8​

|Bay|Ocean Divers North|Banked/32%|+1 (305) 451-0037

105.6​

|Bay|Garden Cove Dive Center|Banked/32%|+1 (305) 451-5844

104.2​

|Bay|Amoray Dive Center|Partial Pressure|+1 (800) 426-6729

103.9​

|Ocean|Island Venture|Continuous 30%|+1 (866) 293-5006

103.8​

|Bay|Pirate Island Divers|

???​

|+1 (800) 809-9881

103.6​

|Bay|Quiescence Diving Services Inc.|Banked/30%|+1 (305) 451-2440

103.2​

|Bay|Silent World Dive Center|Banked/32%|+1 (305) 451-3252

102.8​

|Bay|Sundiver Snorkel Trips|Snorkel Only|+1 (305) 441-2220

102.5​

|Ocean|John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park||+1 (305) 451-1202

102.5​

|Ocean|Reef Adventures|Rental Tanks %30|+1 (305) 451-6322
||In John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

100.7​

|Bay|Scuba-Do|Banked 32%|+1 (800) 516-0110

100.0​

|Ocean|Ocean Divers Main|Banked/32%|+1 (305) 451-1113
||522 Caribbean Drive||

100.0​

|Ocean|HMS Minnow|Partial Pressure|+1 (800) 366-9301
||In the Holiday Inn Docks

100.0​

|Ocean|BlueWater Divers|??|+1 (305) 453-9600
||In the Holiday Inn Docks

100.0​

|Ocean|Horizon Divers|Banked 32%|+1 (800) 984-3483
||100 Ocean Drive, Building #1

100.0​

|Ocean|Rainbow Reef|Rental Tanks %30|+1 (305) 664-4600
||In the Holiday Inn Docks

100.0​

|Bay|Sea Dwellers|Partial Pressure|+1 (800) 451-3640

99.7​

|Bay|Keys Diver|Snorkel Only|+1 (305) 451-1177

99.6​

|Ocean|Divers Direct|Air Only|+1 (305) 451-0118

97.5​

|Ocean|Dive In|Partial Pressure|+1 (305) 852-1919[/table]

Tavernier
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

90.8​

|Bay|Conch Republic Divers|Partial Pressure|+1 (305) 852-1655

90.4​

|Ocean|Florida Keys Dive Center|Banked 30%|+1 (800) 433-8946[/table]

Islamorada
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

84.5​

|Ocean|Ocean Quest Dive Center |Partial Pressure|+1 (800) 356-8798

84.0​

|Ocean|Holiday Isle Dive Shop |Air Only|+1 (305) 664-3483

80.0​

|Ocean|SeaMonkeys Water Sports |No Fills|+1 (305) 664-0095

79.8​

|Ocean|Key Dives|Partial Pressure|+1 (800) 344-7352[/table]

Key Colony Beach
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone
||A Deep Blue Dive|Air Only|+1 (800) 978-3483
||400 Sadowsky Causeway[/table]

Marathon
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

53.5​

|Ocean|Abyss Dive Center|Rental Tanks 32%|+1 (800) 457-0134

53.0​

|Ocean|Captain Hooks|Banked 32%|+1 (800) 278-4665

49.5​

|Ocean|Tilden's Scuba Center|Continuous up to 40%|+1 (888) 728-2235

48.5​

|Bay|Hall's Diving Center|Membrane 32-36%|+1 (800) 331-4255[/table]

Big Pine Key
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

30.5​

|Ocean|Underseas Pegasus|Partial Pressure|+1 (305) 872-2700

29.5​

|Bay|Strike Zone Charters|Banked 32%|+1 (305) 872-9863

29.5​

|Ocean|Innerspace Dive Center|Continuous up to 40%|+1 (800) 538-2896[/table]

Ramrod Key
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

27.3​

|Ocean|Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center|Bank 32%|+1 (800) 942-5397[/table]

Key West
[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website|NitrOx?|Telephone

6|Ocean|Keys Scuba Shack|Call!|305-896-0723
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||Captain's Corner Dive Center|Banked 32-36%|+1 (305) 296-8865
||125 Ann Street
||Dive Key West|Membrane up to 40%|+1 (800) 426-0707
||3128 N. Roosevelt Blvd.
||Lost Reef Adventures|

???​

|+1 (800) 952-2749
||261 Margaret St
||Southpoint Divers|Partial Pressure|+1 (800) 891-3483
||610 Front St.
||Subtropic Dive Center|Banked 32|+1 (800) 853-3483
||1605 N. Roosevelt Blvd.|& Partial Pressure[/table]


Fishing Charters

[table 0 0 3]Captain|Website|Telephone|Remarks
Capt. Scott Keller|captscott@badhabitfishingcharters.com|+1 (305) 664-6678|OFF/BC
Key Largo Fishing Adventures|Key Largo Florida Fishing Charters - Offshore, Deep Sea Fishing|+1 (305) 923-9293|OFF/BC/REEF
Capt. Ron Moore|www.millertimessportfishing.com|+1 (305) 304-9473|OFF/REEF/MD
Capt. Matt Bellinger|www.bamboocharters.com|+1 (305) 393-0909|BC/GULF/REEF/WR
Capt. Joe Petrucco|KILLER INSTINCT CHARTERS|+1 (305) 304-4580|OFF
Capt. Jeff Pfister|Dockside Charters - Florida Keys, Florida Bay, Everglades Flats and Back Country|+1 (877) 362-5743|OFF
Capt. John Kohler|jdkohler@bellsouth.net|+1 (305) 852-0369|BC/FL
Capt. Ann Holaham|Florida Keys Fishing aboard No Bones About It!|+1 (305) 664-5891|BC/FL/TP/FLY
Capt. Ron Allen|Fish Tales, Offshore and Reef Fishing in Islamorada, Florida|+1 (305) 664-0050|
Capt. Skip Bradeen|Captain Skip Bradeen's, Blue Chip Too Charters|+1 (305) 481-5151|OFF
Capt. Larry Wren|Florida Keys Fishing Charters with A Pirates Choice Fishing Charters.|+1 (305) 360-4900|OFF
Capt. Jeff Fraser|Florida Keys Fishing, Islamorada, FL|+1 (305) 393-3981|OFF
Capt. Paul Hunt|Islamorada Tarpon Fly Fishing Charter Backcountry Light Tackle Family|+1 (305) 393-2495|BC/FL/LT/FLY
Capt. Butch Green|Captain Butch Green's, Sassy Lady Charters - Islamorada, Florida, World Class Offshore Fishing|+1 (305) 394-4717|
Capt. Bruce Andersen|The Charter Boat Captain Easy. Florida Keys sport fishing at its finest!|+1 (305) 360-2120|OFF/BC[/table]

 

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Lodging

Key Largo
[table 0 0 3]Website
Key Largo Hotel, Key Largo Resort, Coconut Palm Inn Place to stay in Islamorada Florida; luxury Resort, Inn, Upper Keys Lodging
Kawamas Yacht Club Condominium Rentals
Ed & Ellen's Lodgings
Key Largo Sunset Cove Beach Resorts Best Hotels Rates in the Florida Keys
Tarpon Flats Florida Keys Vacations and Charter Fishing
Marriott Key Largo Bay Resort
Key Largo Hotels, Florida Keys Resorts & Room Reservations - Key Largo Grande Resort & Beach Club, A Hilton Resort
Key Largo Hotels: Ocean Pointe Resort Suites Florida Keys FL Islamorada area resorts weekly monthly condos rentals sport fishing vacations
Welcome to Holiday Inn Key Largo[/table]

Islamorada / Tavernier
[table 0 0 3]Website
Key Largo Hotel, Tavernier Hotel, Key Largo Resort, Tavernier Inn; Place to stay in Islamorada Florida; luxury Resort, Inn, Upper Keys Lodging
Environmentally Friendly Luxury Vacation Resorts & Luxury Spa Resorts - RockResorts
Welcome to White Gate Court Resort, the ultimate getaway where pets are welcome, in Islamorada, Florida Keys
Lookout Lodge Resort~Florida Keys Family Resort~Islamorada
Sands of Islamorada Oceanfront Resort - Hotel - Florida Keys - sandsofislamorada.com
Islamorada Lodging, Hotel, Islamorda Place to stay, Motel - Coral Bay Resort - Islamorada - Florida Keys
Florida Keys Resort Hotel - Days Inn Resort Hotel Islamorada
Islamorada Hotel, Islamorada Resort; Holiday Isle, the family resort vacation for Islamorada and Key Largo Florida
Key Lantern Motel and Blue Fin Inn in Islamorada, Florida Keys
KON-TIKI RESORT - FLORIDA KEYS - ISLAMORADA - ACCOMMODATIONS - RESORTS - HOTELS - MOTELS - FLORIDA KEYS - ISLAMORADA
Ragged Edge Resort & Marina - A Vacation and Holiday Getaway in the Florida Keys[/table]

Marathon / Key Colony Beach
[table 0 0 3]Website
hiddenharbormotel.com
Rainbow Bend Resort at Marathon in the Florida Keys - a private beach resort with fishing, snorkeling, diving, free boating, on-site restaurant.
Florida Boat Rentals - Florida Keys Vacation Rentals
Yellowtail Inn Florida Keys
BLUE WATERS MOTEL - FLORIDA KEYS - MOTELS - RESORTS - HOTELS - ACCOMMODATIONS - MARATHON - FLORIDA LODGING
Fiesta Key Camping, Campgrounds in Florida Keys - KOA Campground in Fiesta Key, Florida[/table]

Big Pine / Sugarloaf
[table 0 0 3]Website
Old Wooden Bridge Fishing Camp Home Page[/table]

Key West
[table 0 0 3]Website
Key West hotels, Key West Place To Stay, Key West hotel Resort & Luxury accommodations on Duval Street - Key West, Florida[/table]

Camp Grounds

[table 0 0 3]Website
FIESTA KEY RESORT
Ocean Isle Beach NC - Islander resort properties and vacation packages
Beach Front Cottages At Rock Reef Resort - Key Largo Florida Keys
Camping in Shasta Cascade, California
La Jolla Resort, a Florida Keys Resort . A Place For Families and Fisherman
Welcome to Marina Del Mar Key Largo
Welcom to Pelican Cove
Caloosa Cove Resort, Vacation Condominium Resort In The Florida Keys
Cape Cod Hotels Resorts Lodging - Bayside Resort Hotel Cape Cod Accommodations
Bonefish Resort-Florida Keys[/table]

 

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Hospitals

[table 0 0 3]Website
Fishermen's Hospital
Lower Keys Medical Center
Mariners Hospital[/table]

Transportation

Airports
[table 0 0 3]Website
Key West Airport, Key West Florida
Monroe County, FL - Florida Keys Marathon Airport
Miami International Airport
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport[/table]

Airport Shuttles
[table 0 0 3]Website
Florida Keys Shuttle
Florida Sunshine Shuttle[/table]

Public Transportation - Key West
[table 0 0 3]Website
Key West Transit - Bus Tracking by Syncromatics
City of Key West: Old Town 'n Park Ride[/table]

 

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Beaches & Parks

[table 0 0 3]Mile Marker|Bay/Ocean|Website
||Everglades National Park

102.5​

| Ocean| John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

92.5​

| Ocean| Harry Harris Park

78.5​

| Ocean| Indian Key State Historic Site (300 Yards Offshore)

73.8​

| Ocean| Anne's Beach

67.5​

| Ocean| Long Key State Park

50.0​

| Ocean| Sombrero Beach, Marathon

40.0​

| Ocean| Veteran's Park

37.0​

| Ocean| Bahia Honda State Park
|Key West|Smather's Beach (South Roosevelt Blvd)
|Key West|City Beach
|Key West|Higgs Beach (White St & Atlantic Blvd)
|Key West|South Beach (South End of Duval St)
|Key West|Fort Zachary Taylor (end of Southard street)[/table]

Please note: All State Parks have beaches.

Attractions

[table 0 0 3]Website
The Florida Keys History of Diving Museum SB members receive two dollars off of admission
Key West Aquarium
www.dolphinconnection.com - Home
Key Largo Princess Glass Bottom Boat
SWIM WITH DOLPHINS, in the Florida Keys at THEATER of the SEA
Jules Underwater Hotel
Everglades Airboat Tours and Totch's Island Boat Tours Everglades Florida[/table]

Environmental Issues

[table 0 0 3]Website
Lobster Infomation - Florida Keys
National Key Deer Refuge
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission[/table]

 

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Boat Rentals:
Florida Keys Vacation & Boat Rentals | Accommodations in the Florida Keys

Fish'n Fun Boat Rentals - Florida Keys

Boat Ramps:
Harry Harris Park
Abyss

Bridge listings:
Bridges - Florida Keys

Marina Listings:
Marina Facilities Yellow Pages - Florida Keys

Humps:
Islamorada Hump
GPS: 24-48.175' N; 80-26.674' W
Loran: 14098.3; 43266.4
Depth: 294 ft.

Key Largo Hump
GPS: 25-00.661' N; 80-16.8'W
Loran: 14133.7; 43217.8
Depth: 280-330 ft.

409 Hump
GPS: 24-35.5' N; 80-35.5' W
Loran: 14064.6; 43311.8
Depth: 409 ft.

Marathon Hump (West Hump)
GPS: 24-25.528' N; 80-45.328' W
Loran: 14032.3; 43358.5
Depth: 516 ft.

Weather and Oceanic Conditions:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS52.KKEY.html

Reefs; Key Largo To Key West (NMS) National Marine Sanctuary:
Lower Keys;
Adolhlis Busch 1 (sunken freighter) NMS
Chet Alexander's Wreck's (series of sunken Ships on the Gulf North of Little Mullet Key.
Sand Key Lighthouse Rock Key & Eastern Dry Rocks
The Aquanaut Sunken ship South of Big Pine Key
Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary great coral reef MM30 south of Big Pine
Ciffins Patch Sunken Spanish galleon perfect for kids also
Content Keys East-West ledge & Large coral boulders gulfside Marathon
Sombrero Reef
Yellow Rock

Upper Keys;
Alligator Reef
Benwood
Carysfort Reef
Davis Ledge
The Elbow
French Reef
Grecian Rocks
Hen & Chickens
John Pennekamp Coral State Reef Park
Little Conch Reef
Molassee Reef

Dive Sites - Florida Keys

 

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Some of my Favorite Restaurants...

Whale Harbor "All you can eat" seafood and other stuff MM 83.3 664-9888 O/S water $$ 22

Braza Lena Steak House good food also but $ they keep bring you food also. MM83.3 664-4959 O/S water $$$ 26 and up

Lazy Days One of my favorite places O/S on water also awesome food and prices MM 79.9 664-5256 $6.00 and up

Fish House (Lobster Bisque) good food 10.00 and up MM102.4 451-4615

Su Cassa Very good food and nice place behind Sushi Nami nothing is in English on menu but they will help you. I took 4 kids from ages 8 - 13 plus myself it was only 52.00 with a 10.00 tip. We brought home food it was just too much. MM 99 ?#

Loreli B/S MM 82 664-2692 7.95 and up

Key Largo Coffee House Great food and people 6.00 and up MM100.2 451-4844

Cabana Breezes MM53.5 $$$$ 743-4849

Pilot House good food O/S water 451-3142

Latitudes MM50 $$ Entrees start at 14.99 nice place good food but very $$$ 743-2250

Snappers MM 94.5 O/S water 852-5956 10.00 up foods OK

Tower of Pizza OK it's pizza 451-1461

Docs Dinner MM100 451-2895 6A-2p Breakfast and Lunch only

The Mandalay MM 97.5 ?$$

Bentleys MM82.8 Raw Bar Plus 664-9094

Burger King / Wendys MM 100

Dennys Latin Cafe MM99 great food stays busy 6.00 and up 451-3665

DJ's Diner MM99.4 Breakfast and lunch only MM100 451-2999

There are alot of places to eat here in the Keys the ones I have eaten at and liked the food I made sure a noted it for you.