Long Key State Park, Florida Keys

March 2014



Notice my garden...growing nicely!

We managed to snag a few days here in Long Key State Park...one of the gems of the Florida Keys.
This park is  maybe 16 - 18 miles from Marathon so you have to travel a bit to get your food, gas etc.






Looking down the beach at mid tide

It is more away from it all but still close to the highway (hey, that is the keys).  The best part is that EVERY campsite is waterfront so we get to enjoy our backyard patio watching the tide rise and fall.








Seagrape in autumnal reds!

The water is shallow but if you walk out a bit you can have enough water to swim in.  This year for the first time, we have perfect the fine art of floating or noodling.  This Swim Noodle allows to float for hours. Or use the Swim Time Noodlechair to float all day.







Walking trail in Long Key State Park

Long Key state park has a nature trail to walk; it is approximately 1.2 miles but if you walk from your campsite (midway on the strip of campsites)  you could possible add  3/4 to a mile.  David and I walked it several times and he would often walk the loop 7+ times to get some exercise in.  No one else did that:) 






Golden Orb Trail in Long Key...w/spider stick

 Kayaking is right out the back of your rv...just pull your kayaks up on shore far enough to keep the tide from giving it a new home.  There is a bike path right outside of the park and it is paved but next to the highway.  Depending on how far you go south or north there may be parts where you are riding on the shoulder (wide shoulder) next to Rv's and trucks and cars.





Golden Orb Trail in Long Key

Cell phone service with Verizon is okay but not super fantastic...cuts out here and there but find a sweet spot and talk onward.






me



What kind of wild flower is this?



Small snake spied in shrubs along trail...sunning



Beach on the trail