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Every winter, my wife and I spend four months in the Keys, bouncing back and forth between all four parks.
We are hard core kayakers and also do a lot of biking.
Here is my take on the four SP's.
Bahia Honda has the best beaches.
Being the farthest one south it opens up a lot of paddling opportunities in the lower Keys as well as some nice peddling on Big Pine Key.
Curry Hammock has the best camp sites and a few good paddling opportunities, but we like it the least even though it is highly sought after by the RV'rs that like to socialize.
Long Key is absolutely awesome for watching the Atlantic, and you can launch your kayak right from your camp site since they all back up to the water.
There is good paddling there heading around the Key or into Long Key Bight.
They have the best bath houses and in all our years going there I have never had to wait to get into a shower
Our favorite is John Pennekamp.
It is the only SP on the Keys with full hook-ups.
It not only presents the best paddling opportunities, but it is only an hour from the southern entrance to the Everglades National Park where you can find plenty of good paddling opportunities if the winds are blowing high in Florida Bay or the Atlantic.
With that said JP has the worst beaches, (if you even want to call them that)
If you just like to hang out at your camp site I would rate Long Key no 1 unless you have a water front site at Bahia Honda
If you are interested in all the good places to paddle in the Keys, check out our google web site which is:
https://sites.google.com/site/flkeyskayaktrips/
If you have any specific questions on any of the SP's or the paddling trips, just send me an e-mail or ask here.
Jack L
