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Bahia Honda State Park is an island in the Florida Keys that offers everything you need to connect to nature, history and recreation. A walk on the Old Bahia Honda Bridge trail is steeped in history and offers a spectacular view of the waters below.
Bahia Honda (meaning deep bay, in Spanish, locally pronounced: BAY-ah HON-da [ˈbeɪə ˈhɒndə], also pronounced (in Spanish): Bah-EE-ah OWN-dah [baˈia ˈonda]) is an island in the lower Florida Keys.
Featuring an award winning beach and historic bridge, Bahia Honda State Park at mile marker 37 in the Florida Keys has become a favorite destination for visitors to our island paradise. The park, encompassing over 500 acres and an offshore island offers some of the best snorkeling and beachcombing in Florida.
Bahia Honda State Park is an amazing park located on Big Pine Key an hour away from Key West.
Back to Bahia Honda State Park Make a Reservation. Hours. The park is open from 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year. Fees. Admission. $8 per vehicle (two to eight people). A 50-cent Monroe County surcharge will be added per person. $4.50 single-occupant vehicle or motorcycle (Monroe County surcharge is included).
Bahia Honda has some of the best nearshore snorkeling in the Florida Keys. You can see a variety of sea life just a few hundred feet from the shore. The snorkeling is good for beginners because of the shallow water (4 to 6 feet).
Bahia Honda State Park is 45 minutes before Key West on the drive down the Keys, just beyond the Seven Mile Bridge. It was preserved because of the historic 1912 saddleback bridge, a remnant of Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railway, and it’s unlike any other bridge you’ll find in the Keys.
Spend a relaxing and unforgettable afternoon on one of our two fabulous award winning beaches, Calusa Beach adjacent to the Bahia Honda Bridge or the beautiful mile long Sandspur Beach, located just north of the park entrance.
The soothingly secluded white-sand beach on a pristine spur between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico is still there, and as beautiful as ever. Bahia Honda Key actually actually has three beaches in one park, just 12 miles south of Marathon, fronting some of the most crystal-clear water anywhere.
If Bahia Honda State Park is not your destination and you are passing through on your way to Key West, it is well worth taking a detour and walking to the top of the old Bahia Honda Bridge. The trail is short , but the views of the ocean and Keys are absolutely incredible.