Archive For The “Key West Snorkeling Spots” Category

Rock Key

By | February 20, 2010

Rock Key is a Key West snorkeling spot on the main reef, and popular with the boats that go out every day.  The rocks jut right out of the water at this location, and on windier days they break the waves and make snorkeling more pleasant.  Rock Key is right next to Sand Key, which [...]

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Sand Key

By | February 10, 2010

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Sand Key Lighthouse is the most popular Key West snorkeling spot, by far.  And no wonder: the reef comes up to withing a foot of the surface, making the coral, fish, and everything else incredibly vibrant and easy to explore.  Snorkeling Sand Key is extremely easy and fun, so everyone can get a taste of [...]

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Snorkeling the Vandenberg

By | June 10, 2009

For now, the USS Vandenberg artifical reef is snorkel-friendly.  If you get there when the vis is good, you can even see stuff from the boat.  The top deck and satellite dishes are painted white and nothing is growing on them yet, so snorkelers can totally have a good time snorkeling the Vandenberg! Here are [...]

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