Difficulty
intermediate
Viz (last reported 15228h ago)
Max Depth
11ft
Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Bahia Honda State Park
The bridge at Bahia Honda State Park on Bahia Honda Key is a shallow (8 - 11 feet) but a good dive. It's almost too shallow for scuba but the viz is not quite good enough for prime snorkeling. Pull a dive flag and stay out of the boat channels. There's are lots of fish in numbers and variety, crabs and lobster and small nurse sharks eating the crabs and lobster. Look closely around the bridge pilings and there is grass and soft corals on the bottom.
Bahia State Park is on Hwy 1 in the Florida Keys. Exit into the park and follow the park roads around to the base of the bridge.
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Mark T.
May 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
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Caution! This is a dive for the experienced, with a careful plan. I've lived in the Keys for years and have concluded that it's best to dive while towing a kayak with flag. Slack tide is of course, important. http://www.mobilegeographics.com:81/locations/317.html, Lists slack tides not often found in listings. Contrary to an earlier post, depth can reach up to 30 ft. You can enter from the parking area in Bahia Honda, or on the opposite (West) end outside the park. I use a very good propulsion vehicle but cannot rely on it to handle the currents. Again--experienced diver---with a plan, or not at all, would be my advise.
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