Bahia Honda/Key West seaweed problem

RGar974417 wrote:

Dog Folks wrote:
Seaweed on the beach is a natural event.

The Florida State Park system, will not interfere with any natural event, so decomposition may be a problem.

That's crazy! Going to the bathroom is a natural event.I'm sure if you went on the beach they would interfere with that.

Hey! I didn't make the rule, nor am I responsible for the enforcement of same. Don't shoot the messenger.

When we hosted in Florida and picked up trash in the campground, we were instructed to only pick up man made items. Do not pick up any "natural" items, such as sticks or branches, or palm leafs, etc. After awhile the roads sure looked lousy because of this.

If you needed to trim a scrub palm leaf, you had to have the permission of the biologist first! Yet, in other areas, the state is trying to eradicate them!

This is a policy that has been carried way to far!

The motto of Florida State Parks is: "The Real Florida." I say it is getting a little too real.

On edit: Hundreds of miles of the Gulf Coast get seaweed every summer, not just Bahia Honda, and no one cleans it up. Just sayin'

Dog Folks wrote:
Seaweed on the beach is a natural event.

The Florida State Park system, will not interfere with any natural event, so decomposition may be a problem.

That's crazy! Going to the bathroom is a natural event.I'm sure if you went on the beach they would interfere with that.

The seaweed can be a problem at any time depending on many factors. The FSP service refusal to remove it is a foolish misguided eco-nut policy but they now control the FSP system. It is a chance you take when you book a seaside park in Florida.

Seaweed on the beach is a natural event.

The Florida State Park system, will not interfere with any natural event, so decomposition may be a problem.

The Trip Advisor post that complained also said there was a "red tinge."

It is more than likely that a Red Tide was there also. It is an algae bloom that also stinks, and irritates breathing. It occurs every summer along the Gulf Coast.

Here is a link:Red Tide

Sorry, there is no way to predict the Red Tide. You can check the status of Red Tide, statewide, here: Status

The seaweed has been accumulating on the beaches at Bahia Honda for years and the Florida State Park admin will not let you remove it. Many years ago we camped at Long Key SP and they allowed the removal of the seaweed from your access to the ocean, but stopped it in the late 1990s.

We camped there from Jan-May from 1996-2006 and the seaweed was a problem in those months. I don't know about the summer months, but would assume it would be a problem then.

It became such a hassle to get a reservation at BH, Long Key & Curry Hammock so we quit going to the Keys. It used to be a great place to spend the winter months.

Good luck.