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Paddling in Florida Keys Florida

Shallow flats, mangrove tunnels and seagrass backcountry along the island chain.

3 locations, 1 with a beginner route.

Florida Keys · Monroe County · Florida Bay / Atlantic coastal waters

A compact Florida Keys paddle with a 1.5-mile mangrove-tunnel loop, lagoon, grassy flats, sandbars and short open-ocean sections.

BeginnerDifficulty: Beginner
1 route1.5 miSeagrass flats, Estuary, Ocean
High confidence

Florida Keys · Monroe County · Mangrove trails / Largo Sound

A dedicated mangrove-paddling network in Key Largo with several miles of trails leading through mangroves and into Largo Sound.

Not yet ratedDifficulty: Not yet rated
1 routeEstuary
High confidence

Florida Keys · Monroe County · Lignumvitae Key waters / Lower Matecumbe seagrass flats and mangrove creeks

A 2.84-mile roundtrip from Indian Key Fill across shallow Keys flats to Lignumvitae Key, with optional mangrove-creek exploration and an island botanical/historic destination.

Not yet ratedDifficulty: Not yet rated
2 routes1.8 miSeagrass flats, Estuary, Creek
High confidence