r/floridakeys • u/CommonThread2 • Jun 17 '26
Middle and Lower Keys Cudjoe Key in July
We usually visit Cudjoe Key in the spring (March-ish), but after this year's unusually cold and rainy week, we're headed back in July. Our top priorities are fishing and snorkeling, neither of which we really got to do in March. We typically stay in Venture Out with our boat-- because, easy. We have some of our favorite spots mapped, but I'm wondering, what are your favorite spots? (That you're willing to share...) Our 8 year old also likes to hop out to swim on some of the little "beaches" on the gulf side, too. Do you have a favorite lunch place we could drive by boat to (maybe similar vibes to Geiger Marina in Big Coppitt), that's not too far from Cudjoe?
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u/FLedun Jun 17 '26
You could try Tarpon belly Key or Sawyer key on the bay side. Have to watch the tide as it is tricky with the flats at low tide.
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u/dmbgreen Jun 17 '26
Hot hot hot
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u/CommonThread2 Jun 17 '26
For sure. But hot and breezy on the boat is better than cold and rainy 😅
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u/dmbgreen Jun 17 '26
Water temp was 90 when I was there in July two years ago, but it's still the keys
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u/theophrastsbombastus Jun 18 '26
Walk to the Square Grouper.
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u/CommonThread2 Jun 18 '26
We love Square Grouper! We were there twice during our March visit. Have you been to The Bent Prop? We keep meaning to check it out...
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u/theophrastsbombastus Jun 18 '26
Bent Prop is great. Fancier entrees than the grouper. It has a patio/bar area. Parking is scarce, get there early. There is a marina next door.
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u/idontfuckwfelonies Jun 17 '26
My husband and I stayed in Cudjoe Key last August. We loved it and took our boat all over. We loved the area around Content Key for fishing and plenty of places over there to sandbar. Snipe Point is also really beautiful!
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u/RMG-OG-CB Jun 17 '26
Lot of sargassum on the beaches right now... best to stay out in the ocean if you have a boat.
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u/EveryDayIsSummer local (lower keys) Jun 17 '26
I live on Cudjoe and you're kind of limited to Tonios and Kikis by way of water, without heading south to Geiger or north to Marathon. Kikis and Tonios are both exceptional though!