(Keywords: Diving, Kayaking, Florida, Keys)

Key Largo

Featuring:
Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Diving Florida Keys Most folks driving to the Florida Keys make it to Key Largo - it's the first one. Many stay, finding all the attractions a tourist could hope for ( I do believe there are more dive operators and tee-shirt shacks per square foot than in any other Travel by GPS destination). One good reason for Key Largo's popularity is the natural treasure found offshore. Download this GPS Map of a water trail out from Key Largo to the warm shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the reefs and wrecks submerged below.

Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of Maptech displaying "The Elbow" and Radabob Key. Maptech Mapserver opens in a new window.

GPS Maps

Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)

GPS Map Details

File Name: keys.gpx (12 KB)
Revised: 21 January 2003
Datum: WGS84
Class B1 Data
Waypoints/Route

John Pennekamp Visitors Center
Put-in at Garden Cove
Paddling Route around Radabob Key
Benwood
A bombed-out freighter 285 feet long in 25-55 feet of water.
Carysfort Reef
Marked by light built on exposed reef. Depths range from 0 to 65 feet. Some submerged wreckage.
Carysfort South
Long narrow reef, 2 to 20 feet deep, with several "canyons."
Christ of the Deep
Nine foot statue in 25 feet of water. Good snorkeling in shallows behind statue.
Duane
Deep water dive to one of two Coast Guard cutters, sunk just outside the marine sanctuary.
French Reef
Marked by piling. Many features including cliffs, caves, and tunnels. Bring a dive light.
Grecian Rocks
Great snorkeling in depths of 0 to 25 feet. Molasses Reef
Marked by light, often crowded. A variety of depths from snorkeling to deep water.
North Dry Rocks
Good snorkeling away from the crowds.
The Elbow (aka "Wreck Reef")
Marked by light. Site of City of Washington, Mike's Wreck, Civil War Wreck, and Towanda, among other ship-bones in 5-25 feet of water.

References

Locations were determined, best as possible, from descriptions found in Ned DeLoach's Diving Guide to Underwater Florida, and
Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southern Florida by Nigel Foster, and a highly accurate digital map.

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