16. Sandy Moret’S Florida Keys Outfitters
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 664-5423
Address: MM 81.2 Oceanside
Description: The focus here is on fly fishing, and this outfitter’s personnel rank as some of the most experienced in the sport. You’ll find such brands as Hardy, Sage, and G. Loomis fly rods and Hardy, Nautilis, and Tibor fly reels, plus a wide selection of flies and fly-tying materials. In addition to Simms, Patagonia, and Columbia clothing, Florida Keys Outfitters sells Simms and Patagonia shoes and booties.
17. World Wide Sportsman Inc.
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 664-4615 or (800) 227-77
Address: MM 81.5 Bayside
Description: This 29,000-square-foot superstore is owned by Bass Pro Shops and is stocked to the rafters with a wide assortment of fishing tackle by manufacturers such as Penn, Sage, Daiwa, Shimano, Orvis, and more. You’ll find fly-tying materials and a huge assortment of flies here. A rod and reel repair center is on the premises. Ex Officio, Woolrich, Bimini Bay, Sportif, Tarponwear, and Columbia fishing clothes for both men and women are just a few of the many brands offered. The facility also features a full-service marina accommodating boats up to 42 feet in length. Many of the area guides launch from these facilities. The marina also offers a fuel dock as well as frozen, live, and fresh bait.
18. Rainbow Reef
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 451-7171 or (800) 457-43
Address: MM 83.4 Oceanside
Description: Rainbow Reef, with 2 locations, offers extensive dives to coral and artificial reefs, ledges, walls, and centuries-old wrecks. Oh, and don’t forget the fish! Depths range from 18 to 120 feet, with each dive site offering its own unique qualities. The charters hit all the spectacular spots from Pennekamp State Park down to Alligator Reef. Rainbow Reef has small (12 persons max) boats to help make your dive personal and pleasurable. They are a full-service PADI 5-Star Gold Palm Instructor Center. See you beneath the sea!
19. Anne’S Beach
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: MM 73.5 Oceanside
Description: At low tide, tiny Anne’s Beach holds enough sand to accommodate several blankets, but it attracts sun worshipers by the dozens. Swimming waters are shallow. A wooden boardwalk meanders for about 0.3 mile along the water, through the mangroves, and 5 picnic pavilions jut out from the boardwalk. Parking is limited. To find Anne’s Beach, slow down along the Overseas Highway southwest of Caloosa Cove Resort and look toward the ocean for 2 small parking lots. The boardwalk connects the lots. Blink and you’ll miss it. There is no charge.
20. Beach Behind The Library
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: MM 81.5 Bayside
Description: This stretch of beach has no more official name than its general location, but it does offer a playground, restrooms, and showers. There is no admission charge.
21. Indian Key Beach
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: MM 78 Oceanside
Description: Although there isn’t much of a beach here, a swimming area and boat access are available. Admission is free.
22. Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 664-9814
Address: MM 78.5 Bayside
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Description: The only way to get to this park is by boat. The trails here provide real insight to an almost untouched tropical spot. Tours are available by calling the number above.
23. Sea Oats Beach
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: MM 74 Oceanside
Description: Featured on the front page of USA Today after Hurricane Wilma flooded this part of US 1, Sea Oats Beach has now been refurbished to the tune of $5.4 million. This long stretch of beach offers a full mile of open water with grass flats for wade fishing for bonefish and tarpon. It is not unusual for a flats skiff to go poling by or to see folks just hanging out on the beautiful white sand with the sea oats blowing in the Atlantic breeze.
24. The Nautilimo
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 942-3793
Address: MM 82 Bayside
Description: To see a 1983 Cadillac stretch limousine on the sea is a trip—literally. Giving the boat its shape is a wood-rib frame mounted on a 23-foot Carolina skiff, powered by a 100-hp engine. After the fiberglass covering was installed, the details brought the boat to life. Salvaged from a discarded Cadillac, the dashboard, mirrors, and grill are authentic. To complete the look, the NautiLimo was generously covered in pink paint. A trip out on this one-of-a-kind boat lasts 2 hours and covers 9 miles of beautiful Florida Bay country. All that is missing is Elvis!
25. Islamorada Tennis Club
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 664-5341
Address: MM 76.8 Bayside
Description: This facility maintains 4 clay and 2 hard courts, 5 of which are lit for extended play into the evening hours. Private lessons, clinics, round-robins, and tournaments are offered to the general public, and Islamorada Tennis Club will arrange games at all levels. A pro shop and boutique are on the premises. Same-day racquet stringing is available.
26. Otherside Boardsports
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 853-9728
Address: MM 83 Bayside
Description: This shop offers board-sports-minded athletes a chance to skateboard, kiteboard, wakeboard, and wakeskate. With knowledgeable instructors, you will be off and boarding in no time.
27. Over Under Adventures
City: Islamorada, FL
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (305) 852-8015
Address: MM 82 Oceanside
Description: This company offers on-the-water vacation packages, and they will even pick you up in Miami or Fort Lauderdale and bring you to the Florida Keys. Come join the fun for a full week of fishing, backcountry exploration, or diving. If you drive or fly into the Keys, they have boat locations all the way from Islamorada to Key West for clients.