Things to Do in Key Largo, FL
Key Largo is the dive capital of the Keys, with John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park's glass-bottom boats and the Christ of the Abyss statue just offshore. It is the first key you reach, an hour from Miami, and the easiest for a day trip.
1 upcoming event · Updated October 2026
Coming up in Key Largo
Wednesday, Oct 21
race
First State Bank Key Largo Bridge Run (15th annual)
Jewfish Creek Bridge (18-Mile Stretch); 7:30 AM
race · Islamorada · 16 mi
Chi Sigma's Holiday Bike Walk & Sleigh Ride
5 pm · Islamorada Beer & Distillery
$25
race · Islamorada · 16 mi
Islamorada Half Marathon & 10K + Rumrunner Run 5K/10K (12th annual)
Overseas Hwy, Islamorada
race · Islamorada · 16 mi
Islamorada Half Marathon & 10k, Rumrunner Run 5K/10K and Beach N' Beer Mile
7 am · Overseas Hwy
$80
race · Islamorada · 16 mi
USA Women's Half Marathon - Islamorada, Florida Keys
77522 Overseas Hwy (Islander Resort area)
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Things to Do in Key Largo
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Park · Homestead · 27 mi
Everglades NP — Shark Valley
15-mi paved loop to a 65-ft tower: tram $34, bike rental $27, or bring your own. Wait for mid/late Nov when the dry season concentrates gators along the canal.
$35/car (7 days)leashed (loop road only)
Park · Free · Homestead · 27 mi
Big Cypress National Preserve
Kirby Storter boardwalk, Oasis Visitor Center gator canal, 24-mi Loop Road gravel scenic drive. Best in November.
Freeleashed
Park · Homestead · 27 mi
Everglades NP — Anhinga Trail (Royal Palm)
The best 0.8-mi wildlife boardwalk in the park; Flamingo has boat tours.
$35/carNo dogsOn the water · Homestead · 27 mi
Pompano / Fort Lauderdale wrecks
'Wreck capital of Florida': Lady Luck (324-ft tanker with underwater art), Captain Dan, Guy Harvey, Rodeo 25, Tenneco Towers, SS Copenhagen. South Florida Diving Headquarters (night dives, lobster trips, a Halloween dive), Pompano Dive Center, Scuba Monkey.
~$85–100 two-tank
On the water · Homestead · 27 mi
Biscayne National Park Institute
Reef snorkel $115; sail-paddle-snorkel $209; Boca Chita lighthouse cruise $83; Stiltsville tour $70; evening bay cruise $65 from Nov. The best-value way to see the park.
On the water · Homestead · 27 mi
Everglades airboats
Sawgrass Recreation Park ($31; private sunrise or 'Red Eye' night boat from $325) and Everglades Holiday Park (from $30, Gator Boys show). Further out: Billie Swamp Safari on the Seminole reservation (airboats + swamp buggies; more wild) and the Tamiami Trail operators (Coopertown, Gator Park, Everglades Safari Park, Miccosukee). Mornings or nights in Sept; anytime in Nov.
From ~$30No dogsOn the water · Homestead · 27 mi
Balearia ferry to Bimini
Fast ferry ~2 hr each way, roughly Wed/Fri/Sun; passport required. Snorkel the Sapona wreck and Radio Beach. Book November for the smoothest crossings.
Day trip from ~$199 round tripNo dogs
Attraction · Homestead · 27 mi
Redland day: Coral Castle, Fruit & Spice Park, Schnebly Winery, Robert Is Here, Knaus Berry Farm
Hand-carved limestone oddity ($18), 500 fruit varieties with tasting table ($12), tropical fruit wine + Miami Brewing in a tiki courtyard (dogs OK outdoors), the famous fruit stand and milkshakes, and Knaus Berry Farm cinnamon rolls when it reopens ~late Oct/Nov.
yes (Schnebly, Robert Is Here)
Where to Eat in Key Largo
0 spotsOnly-here · Homestead · 27 mi
Knaus Berry Farm & Robert Is Here
Cinnamon rolls, strawberry shakes, tropical milkshakes — Knaus reopens ~Oct 13 (new location); Robert Is Here (since 1959) for key-lime and tropical milkshakes with emus out back. Pair with the Redland day.
$Brewery · Homestead · 27 mi
Miami Brewing Co. at Schnebly
Brewery — Tiki courtyard; part of the Redland day
$Dogs OK
Nothing else within 15 mi