Can you visit Loggerhead Key?

Located 3 miles away from Garden Key, Loggerhead Key is open to the public for day use only. NOTE – There is no public transportation to this island. Access is limited to private vessel or kayak/canoes brought to the park via the ferry. All buildings and boat docks on Loggerhead Key are closed to the public.

Does anyone live on Loggerhead Key?

Loggerhead Key is technically uninhabited, though I believe a couple scientists or national park rangers live there on rotation.

How do you get to the loggerhead lighthouse?

Loggerhead Key, which is open for day use only, is the largest of the islands at Dry Tortugas National Park. It lies three miles across open water from Garden Key and can be visited by those with their own boats or those who are willing to make the 6-mile, round-trip from Garden Key by kayak or canoe.

Can you swim to Bush Key?

While people can walk on Bush Key when it’s open, no swimming or fishing is ever allowed, even when birds are not nesting. A narrow sandbar sometimes connects Bush and Garden keys together, making it appear as if the two are one, big island.

Can you kayak to Dry Tortugas?

A kayak can be a great way to explore the beauty of the Dry Tortugas. As you paddle you can look down through clear water at the diverse marine life that makes the seagrass beds and coral reefs their home. Loggerhead Key is 3 miles to the west of Garden Key and can take several hours to paddle round trip.

Is Dry Tortugas day trip worth it?

Re: Trip to Dry Tortugas- worth it? Its worth it IMO and even if you are a first time visitor to the island but as long as you have more than 3 or 4 full days on that trip. The boat ride is long but it can be nice and relaxing. If you are going in the summer months its not as choppy.

Can you snorkel at Dry Tortugas in November?

You’ll enjoy it but if you want to snorkel, there are better places closer to KW.

Is Loggerhead Key open to the public?

It was also the location of the “Tortugas Laboratory”, built and operated by the Carnegie Research Institute, for tropical research, from 1904 until 1939. Loggerhead Key allows public access 365 days of the year, but unlike Garden Key, it’s restricted to day to dusk activities only.

Where can I snorkel in South Africa?

Little Africa, a reef, can be found at Loggerhead Key. At this snorkeling site you’ll find even larger coral heads comprised of various species of stony and gorgonian coral.

What is the difference between Garden Key and Loggerhead Key?

Loggerhead Key allows public access 365 days of the year, but unlike Garden Key, it’s restricted to day to dusk activities only. Little Africa, a reef, can be found at Loggerhead Key. At this snorkeling site you’ll find even larger coral heads comprised of various species of stony and gorgonian coral.