Florida Bay Map - US National Park Service
Florida Bay Map
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever Middle Key
Joe Bay
Alligator Bay
Seven Palm Lake
Coot Bay
W
W East Cape Canal
East Cape
Chickee
Umbrella Key
Tin Can Channel
Crocodile Pt
Otter Key
Madeira Bay
Bay
Derelict Key
Mosquito Pt
Middle Ground
Frank Key
Oyster Keys Conkey
l
Buttonwood Sound Shell Key
Bob Keys
Swash Keys
Manatee Keys
er
Ev
Key Largo
Bottle Key Stake Key
ad
gl
Coon Key
es
Johnson Key
tio
Na na
Man of War Key
Cluett Key
Jimmy Channel
Calusa Keys
Bo b Al
s len Key
Corinne Key
Sid Key
1
Low Key
Whipray Keys
Dead Terrapin Key Topsy Key
Rodriguez Key
Captain Key
k
ar
lP
Man of War Channel
Black Betsy Keys
Jim Foot Key
Chickee
Sandy Key
Porjoe Key
Russell Key
Dildo Key
Carl Ross Key
Rattlesnake Key
Blackwater Sound
Whaleback Key
Park Key
Whipray Basin
Pelican Keys
1
El Radabob Key
Twisty Mile
Buttonwood Keys
Dildo Key Bank
Nest Keys
Brush Keys
End Key
Roscoe Key
Clive Key
First National Bank
Pass Key
Club Key
Curlew Key
Murray-Clive Channel
JO PENNE CORA STATE
Largo Pt
The Boggies
Tern Keys
Lake Key
Samphire Keys
Dump Keys
Cormorant Key
Catfish Key
Channe
y
Crocodile Dragover
Triplet Keys
Camp Key
Ke
Crocodile Dragover
Big Key
Buoy Key Palm Key
Duck Key
Terrapin Pt
Rankin Key
Murray Key
ss
Snipe Pt
Eagle Key
Terrapin
Santini Bight
Thursday Pt
Deer Key
W
Rankin Bight
(Pole/Troll Zone)
han
Joe Kemp Key
Bradley Key
Garfield Bight
ht C
Flamingo
Porpoise Pt
Snake Bight
nel
ra ha m
Sna ke B ig
Bo
Molasses Reef
un
Pollock Keys Spy Key
ry
da
Iron Pipe Channel
Crane Keys
Panhandle Key
Rabbit Keys
Oxfoot Bank
East Key
Rabbit Key Basin
Schooner Bank
FLORIDA B AY
Crab Keys
Gopher Keys
West Key
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ile
Twin Keys
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Ban
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Ke
Ba
Upper Arsnicker Keys
c ni se Ar
Tripod Bank
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n oo nt Po
Tavernier Key
Plantation Plantation Key
FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
Windley Key
Peterson Keys
Buchanan Keys
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rac
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Teatable Key
North
Lower Matecumbe Key
Fiesta Key
1 5
Long Key
Upper Matecumbe Key
Indian Key
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ate l W
a ast
Islamorada
Shell Key
Lignumvitae Key State Aquatic Preserve Lignumvitae Key
Int
To Key West 70 mi 112 km
t Na
Tav ern ier C reek
Barnes Key
Lower Arsnicker Keys
Sprigger Bank
ion
Snake Creek
Tw
FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
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Eve
Rabbit Key Pass
Nin
ary
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kB
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Tavernier
Anne’s Beach
0 1 0
5 1
10 Kilometers 5
10 Miles
Channel
Ing
Bear Lake
Buttonwood Canal
ay ira B ade
Davis Cove
SOUND
905
Little Blackwater Sound
Trout Cove
Boggy Key
Cape Sable
W
eM Littl
BARNES
nd Sou
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West Lake
Long
KE Y
est Cape
Main Key
LA RG O
Short Key
Manatee Bay
Not for Navigation! • Use International Sailing Supply Waterproof Chart 33E/NOAA Chart #11451 • Turn Over for Legend
Florida Bay Map Legend
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever
3-6 feet deep. Recommended for boats 23 feet in length or less.
Passes & Channels Black dotted. Extremely shallow, narrow and twisty. Not recommended.
Less than 3 feet deep. Recommended for boats drafting less than 12 inches. Avoid stopping and starting—even shallow boats can “crater” the bottom when getting up on plane.
Black. Extremely shallow (16 inches deep or less) and often very hard to read. Use other routes in winter. Only shallow draft boats (1 foot or less) at all times.
Shoal or banktop. These areas can be less than 1 foot deep. Poling or trolling motors recommended.
W
Red. Some portions less than two feet deep and require tight turns. Extra care required to avoid damage to the bottom. Only shallow draft boats (1 foot or less).
Wilderness Entry. Paddle-in only. Only boats with motor removed from transom allowed beyond these points.
Green. Wide channels that are usually deep and easy to read. Good for beginners. Boats drafting more than 18 inches are not recommended.
Wilderness. Only boats with motor removed from transom allowed in these waters.
Wildlife Management Area. Closed to any and all entry. Formerly known as the “Crocodile Sanctuary.”
Snake Bight Pole/Troll Zone Boundary. Combustion motors may not be used unless in Tin Can Channel, Snake Bight Channel, or the Jimmy’s Lake Idle Speed-No Wake Area.
Jimmy’s Lake Idle Speed-No Wake Area. Deeper area within Snake Bight Pole/Troll Zone. Combustion motors may be used at idle speed.
Channel Mouth & Markers. Size up the channel from a safe distance. Stay on plane and slow down. Channels are shallowest at their entrances and exits, so trim your motor. Enter the channel. If there are two stakes, stay between them. If there is only one stake, stay as close as possible to it. Arrows on the stakes point towards the channel.
Entrance Shallow Trim Up
Pollock Keys Spy Key Panhandle Key
A
Gopher Keys
Twin Keys
B
Choosing Routes. Use the deepest routes to get to where you’re going. For example, to get from A to B, use the wider, deeper channel just south of Gopher Keys, rather than the shallower channel at Twin Keys. Don’t run aground, take the long way around. It might cost you 5 minutes, but it will save you from tearing up the sea bottom.
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever Middle Key
Joe Bay
Alligator Bay
Seven Palm Lake
Coot Bay
W
W East Cape Canal
East Cape
Chickee
Umbrella Key
Tin Can Channel
Crocodile Pt
Otter Key
Madeira Bay
Bay
Derelict Key
Mosquito Pt
Middle Ground
Frank Key
Oyster Keys Conkey
l
Buttonwood Sound Shell Key
Bob Keys
Swash Keys
Manatee Keys
er
Ev
Key Largo
Bottle Key Stake Key
ad
gl
Coon Key
es
Johnson Key
tio
Na na
Man of War Key
Cluett Key
Jimmy Channel
Calusa Keys
Bo b Al
s len Key
Corinne Key
Sid Key
1
Low Key
Whipray Keys
Dead Terrapin Key Topsy Key
Rodriguez Key
Captain Key
k
ar
lP
Man of War Channel
Black Betsy Keys
Jim Foot Key
Chickee
Sandy Key
Porjoe Key
Russell Key
Dildo Key
Carl Ross Key
Rattlesnake Key
Blackwater Sound
Whaleback Key
Park Key
Whipray Basin
Pelican Keys
1
El Radabob Key
Twisty Mile
Buttonwood Keys
Dildo Key Bank
Nest Keys
Brush Keys
End Key
Roscoe Key
Clive Key
First National Bank
Pass Key
Club Key
Curlew Key
Murray-Clive Channel
JO PENNE CORA STATE
Largo Pt
The Boggies
Tern Keys
Lake Key
Samphire Keys
Dump Keys
Cormorant Key
Catfish Key
Channe
y
Crocodile Dragover
Triplet Keys
Camp Key
Ke
Crocodile Dragover
Big Key
Buoy Key Palm Key
Duck Key
Terrapin Pt
Rankin Key
Murray Key
ss
Snipe Pt
Eagle Key
Terrapin
Santini Bight
Thursday Pt
Deer Key
W
Rankin Bight
(Pole/Troll Zone)
han
Joe Kemp Key
Bradley Key
Garfield Bight
ht C
Flamingo
Porpoise Pt
Snake Bight
nel
ra ha m
Sna ke B ig
Bo
Molasses Reef
un
Pollock Keys Spy Key
ry
da
Iron Pipe Channel
Crane Keys
Panhandle Key
Rabbit Keys
Oxfoot Bank
East Key
Rabbit Key Basin
Schooner Bank
FLORIDA B AY
Crab Keys
Gopher Keys
West Key
em
ile
Twin Keys
nk
Ban
y
k in
Ke
Ba
Upper Arsnicker Keys
c ni se Ar
Tripod Bank
nk Ba
n oo nt Po
Tavernier Key
Plantation Plantation Key
FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
Windley Key
Peterson Keys
Buchanan Keys
nk Ba
y wa
o
rac
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Teatable Key
North
Lower Matecumbe Key
Fiesta Key
1 5
Long Key
Upper Matecumbe Key
Indian Key
r
ate l W
a ast
Islamorada
Shell Key
Lignumvitae Key State Aquatic Preserve Lignumvitae Key
Int
To Key West 70 mi 112 km
t Na
Tav ern ier C reek
Barnes Key
Lower Arsnicker Keys
Sprigger Bank
ion
Snake Creek
Tw
FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
s
ade
rgl
Eve
Rabbit Key Pass
Nin
ary
nd
ou
kB
ar al P
Tavernier
Anne’s Beach
0 1 0
5 1
10 Kilometers 5
10 Miles
Channel
Ing
Bear Lake
Buttonwood Canal
ay ira B ade
Davis Cove
SOUND
905
Little Blackwater Sound
Trout Cove
Boggy Key
Cape Sable
W
eM Littl
BARNES
nd Sou
o Cr
West Lake
Long
KE Y
est Cape
Main Key
LA RG O
Short Key
Manatee Bay
Not for Navigation! • Use International Sailing Supply Waterproof Chart 33E/NOAA Chart #11451 • Turn Over for Legend
Florida Bay Map Legend
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever
3-6 feet deep. Recommended for boats 23 feet in length or less.
Passes & Channels Black dotted. Extremely shallow, narrow and twisty. Not recommended.
Less than 3 feet deep. Recommended for boats drafting less than 12 inches. Avoid stopping and starting—even shallow boats can “crater” the bottom when getting up on plane.
Black. Extremely shallow (16 inches deep or less) and often very hard to read. Use other routes in winter. Only shallow draft boats (1 foot or less) at all times.
Shoal or banktop. These areas can be less than 1 foot deep. Poling or trolling motors recommended.
W
Red. Some portions less than two feet deep and require tight turns. Extra care required to avoid damage to the bottom. Only shallow draft boats (1 foot or less).
Wilderness Entry. Paddle-in only. Only boats with motor removed from transom allowed beyond these points.
Green. Wide channels that are usually deep and easy to read. Good for beginners. Boats drafting more than 18 inches are not recommended.
Wilderness. Only boats with motor removed from transom allowed in these waters.
Wildlife Management Area. Closed to any and all entry. Formerly known as the “Crocodile Sanctuary.”
Snake Bight Pole/Troll Zone Boundary. Combustion motors may not be used unless in Tin Can Channel, Snake Bight Channel, or the Jimmy’s Lake Idle Speed-No Wake Area.
Jimmy’s Lake Idle Speed-No Wake Area. Deeper area within Snake Bight Pole/Troll Zone. Combustion motors may be used at idle speed.
Channel Mouth & Markers. Size up the channel from a safe distance. Stay on plane and slow down. Channels are shallowest at their entrances and exits, so trim your motor. Enter the channel. If there are two stakes, stay between them. If there is only one stake, stay as close as possible to it. Arrows on the stakes point towards the channel.
Entrance Shallow Trim Up
Pollock Keys Spy Key Panhandle Key
A
Gopher Keys
Twin Keys
B
Choosing Routes. Use the deepest routes to get to where you’re going. For example, to get from A to B, use the wider, deeper channel just south of Gopher Keys, rather than the shallower channel at Twin Keys. Don’t run aground, take the long way around. It might cost you 5 minutes, but it will save you from tearing up the sea bottom.
