Best Snorkeling Florida
Florida has warm saltwaters, freshwater springs, caves, shipwrecks, and coral reefs. Resorts stretch along the coast from Jacksonville to Pensacola. Little Palm Island is an example of the oasis awaiting you and the warm, secluded waters of Lake Worth Lagoon, which surround Peanut Island Park, are also inviting. Where snorkeling the waters off California could be a year long proposition, Florida brings on a lifetime quest. The vast expanse of the Keys alone provide endless adventure with the countless beaches, coves, kelp beds, and sea caves. While there are alligators, crocodiles, and other dangerous water creatures with which to contend, checking in with the locals will help mitigate your exposure.
Books for Florida Snorkeling
Best Destinations in Florida
Snorkel Southern Florida
- Bahia Honda State Park – Big Pine Key
- Bathtub Reef – Stuart
- Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park – Key Biscayne
- Biscayne National Park – Key Biscayne Homestead
- Commercial Boulevard and A1A, Lauderdale By The Sea
- Coral Cove Park – Jupiter
- Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park – Naples
- Fort Pierce Inlet State Park – Fort Pierce
- Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park – Key West
- Indian Key – Off shore from Lower Matecumbe Key
- Gasparilla Island State Park – Boca Grande
- John D. MacArthur Beach State Park – North Palm Beach
- Little Torch Key
- Looe Key
- Long Key State Park – Long Key
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park – Key Largo
- John U. Lloyd Beach State Park – Hollywood
- Marathon
- Peanut Island Park, Riviera Beach
- Red Reef – Boca Raton
- San Pedro Underwater Archeological Preserve State Park – Islamorada
Snorkel Northwestern Florida (the "Panhandle")
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach
- Emerald Coast
- Gulf Islands National Seashore – Pensacola
- Okaloosa Island
- Panama City Beach
- Pensacola Bay
- St. Andrews State Park – Panama City Beach
- Topsail Hill State Preserve – Santa Rosa
- Vortex Spring – Ponce de Leon
Snorkel Northern Florida
- DeLeon Springs State Park – DeLeon Springs
- Fanning Springs State Park – Fanning Springs
- Ichetucknee Springs State Park – Fort White
- Manatee Springs State Park – Chiefland
- Peacock Springs State Park – Luraville
Snorkel Central Florida
- Blue Spring State Park in Orange City
- Caladesi Island State Park in Dunedin
- Canaveral National Seashore – New Smyrna Beach and Titusville – beaches
- Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin
- Sebastian Inlet State Park in Sebastian
- Wekiwa Spring State Park in Apopka – natural spring
Menu