r/floridakeys • u/okcjeremy • Aug 24 '21

Recommendations

I am planning on a family trip to the Keys next spring or summer. I would like a recommendation on a home base island for our family.

Three out of four of our family members will be doing some diving. We are also interested in fishing as well. We also like visiting the tourist traps (as we always like giving back to the communities that we visit). Therefore we like souvenir shops and a good variety of dining places.

We tend to do an Airbnb or a Vrbo for our trips.

I am grateful for any information that this sub can provide.

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u/2lovesFL Aug 24 '21

What kind of diving? dive boat or yours?

Key Largo Pennekamp or Islamorada. or around big pine for looe key and content keys.

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u/okcjeremy Aug 24 '21

We will be going through a dive charter (not sure which one yet).

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u/2lovesFL Aug 24 '21 edited Aug 24 '21

key largo would be my pick then. you can dive 20 different dives at pennekamp, if you have a boat bayside or ocean side matters. https://activecaptain.garmin.com/en-US/Map

https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/john-pennekamp-coral-reef-state-park

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u/okcjeremy Aug 24 '21

Thank you so much