THE FLORIDA KEYS travelist
Feb 03, 2020
4 minutes
WORDS: ORLA THOMAS
CAMP OUT ON AN ISLAND NATIONAL PARK
round 70 miles offshore from the party town of Key West is its spiritual opposite: the remote island chain of , a national park accessible only by ferry or seaplane. Those who make it here are met by its sole landmark, the 19th-century brick-built . Less than one per cent of the park is dry land, and there’s water, water everywhere – though not a drop to drink. Campers bring all their own supplies and, after the day-trippers have departed, reap the rewards: exclusive access to miles of coral reef for swimming and snorkelling. At day’s ₹ ₹
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