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Tide, wind, wave, water temp. Verdict-first call on whether to dive, snorkel, SUP, kayak, freedive, or swim. South Beach Miami today, more spots coming.

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Calusa Beach at Bahia Honda State Park with old railroad bridge visible in distance
Hidden Spots

Bahia Honda — The Best Beach in the Florida Keys (Yes, Better Than the Famous Ones)

Mile marker 37, between Marathon and Big Pine Key. A state park with two beaches that consistently get rated among the best in the U.S., a destroyed 1912 railroad bridge you can hike, and snorkel reef that's accessible from shore. Most Keys traffic drives past.
American alligator sunning on a riverbank with mouth slightly open
Wildlife

Alligator Etiquette — What Every Florida Outdoors Person Should Know
Underwater photo of a flying gurnard on white sand at Blue Heron Bridge
Outdoor Sports

Blue Heron Bridge — The Best Shore-Access Dive in the Continental U.S.
West Indian manatee surfacing in clear spring water with vegetation visible below
Wildlife

Crystal River Manatees — When, Where, and How to Swim With Them Right
02 Hidden Florida

From the back country

Calusa Beach at Bahia Honda State Park with old railroad bridge visible in distance
Hidden Spots

Bahia Honda — The Best Beach in the Florida Keys (Yes, Better Than the Famous Ones)

Mile marker 37, between Marathon and Big Pine Key. A state park with two beaches that consistently get rated among the best in the U.S., a destroyed 1912 railroad bridge you can hike, and snorkel reef that's accessible from shore. Most Keys traffic drives past.
Underwater view of Devil's Den spring cathedral with sunbeams filtering down through the opening
Hidden Spots

Devil's Den — Diving a Prehistoric Submerged Cave That Sits in a Pasture
Slash pine forest with dappled afternoon light filtering through palmetto
Hidden Spots

The Everglades Back Country — A Day Trip Most Floridians Never Take
Aerial-style view of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key surrounded by turquoise Gulf water
Hidden Spots

Camping at Dry Tortugas — Seventy Miles Off the Mainland, No Cell Service, Bring Water
03 Wildlife

Eye level with the locals

American alligator sunning on a riverbank with mouth slightly open
Wildlife

Alligator Etiquette — What Every Florida Outdoors Person Should Know

1.3 million American alligators live in Florida. You'll see one if you spend any time outdoors here. Almost all incidents are preventable with five rules locals know by heart.
West Indian manatee surfacing in clear spring water with vegetation visible below
Wildlife

Crystal River Manatees — When, Where, and How to Swim With Them Right
04 Sports

Out there moving

Underwater photo of a flying gurnard on white sand at Blue Heron Bridge
Outdoor Sports

Blue Heron Bridge — The Best Shore-Access Dive in the Continental U.S.

Walk into the water under a highway overpass in Riviera Beach. Eighty feet later, surrounded by manta rays, frogfish, octopus, and the occasional sea horse, you're going to wonder why this isn't on every dive site list ever made. Tide matters.
Underwater photo of brain coral with a French angelfish swimming past at 22 feet depth
Outdoor Sports

Biscayne Reef Shelf — The Best Diving Within an Hour of Downtown Miami
Standup paddler entering a green mangrove tunnel at Oleta River State Park
Outdoor Sports

Oleta River — How to SUP Through Mangrove Tunnels in the Middle of Miami

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