Nearest dive site 10.0 kmArea photodive resort
Amoray Dive Resort
Bayfront dive resort at MM 104 with its own dive shop and dive boats leaving from the property dock.
Check priceon amoray.com
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Dive-Ready Stays in Key Largo
Dive sites, places to stay and trips to book, in one place
11 dive sites mapped · 8 hand-picked stays
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Hand-picked stays for divers in Key Largo
Nearest dive site 10.0 kmArea photoNearest dive site 11.4 kmArea photohotel
Bayside Inn Key Largo
56-room bayside hotel with an on-site PADI 5-Star dive center, about five minutes from John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
Check priceon baysidekeylargo.com
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Nearest dive site 11.2 kmArea photohotel
Key Largo Inn
Motor lodge dating from 1952 at MM 99 with an on-site scuba dive shop.
Check priceon keylargoinn.com
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Simple rooms, most with a kitchen
Nearest dive site 11.5 kmArea photohotel
Seafarer Resort and Beach
Family-owned cottage motel on Florida Bay with rooms from economy to family suites with kitchens and free kayaks.
Check priceon seafarerkeylargo.com
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Nearest dive site 11.2 kmArea photohotel
Holiday Inn Key Largo
MM 100 hotel with marina dockage; several dive charters list their departures at the hotel docks.
Check priceon ihg.com
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Nearest dive site 11.0 kmArea photohotel
Marina Del Mar Resort and Marina
Oceanside resort on Caribbean Drive with a large deep-water marina and one to three bedroom suites.
Check priceon oceanbreezeinns.com
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Ocean Pointe Suites at Key Largo
One and two bedroom oceanfront suites with full kitchens, a deep-water marina and a private beach in Tavernier, south of Key Largo.
Check priceon providentresorts.com
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Largo Resort
Small bayfront property at MM 101.7 with 11 suites, bungalows and beach homes, a dock and included kayaks and paddle boards.
Check priceon largoresort.com
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Dives and trips to book in Key Largo
Liveaboards
No liveaboards operate from Key Largo right now. Divers here stay on land and dive from shore or day boats.
About diving in Key Largo
Key Largo is the first stop in the Florida Keys and a short drive from Miami. Dive boats leave the island's marinas for the reefs of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and for deeper wrecks like the Spiegel Grove. Winter and spring bring the clearest water, summer the calmest seas.
- Water
- 22-31 °C
- Visibility
- Typically 9-24 m (30-80 ft); clearest in winter and spring, around 12-18 m in summer
- Best months
- April to August for calm seas and warm water; winter has the best visibility but cold fronts; hurricane season runs June to November
- Dive sites mapped
- 11
Dive sites in Key Largo
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Spiegel Grove
Advanced510 ft former Navy landing ship sunk as an artificial reef in 2002 on Dixie Shoal; top deck around 18 m, hull down to 41 m
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USCGC Duane
Advanced327 ft Coast Guard cutter scuttled upright in 1987 about 1 mile south of Molasses Reef; crow's nest near 18 m, sand at 37 m
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USCGC Bibb
AdvancedSister ship of the Duane, scuttled in 1987 and lying on its side in about 40 m just outside the reef tract
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Benwood Wreck
Beginner360 ft freighter sunk in a 1942 collision, lying between French Reef and Dixie Shoals on the Shipwreck Trail; popular night dive
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Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo Dry Rocks)
BeginnerBronze Christ of the Deep statue placed in 1965 in under 8 m of water; also visible to snorkelers
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Grecian Rocks
BeginnerShallow reef about 1 km south-southwest of the Christ statue; parts of the crest are exposed at low tide
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Molasses Reef
BeginnerMost visited reef in the Upper Keys; spur and groove coral, boulder corals, a ship's winch and a historic anchor near the light
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French Reef
IntermediateSpur and groove reef with ledges and swim-throughs such as Christmas Tree Cave; often paired with the Spiegel Grove or Benwood
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The Elbow
IntermediateBank reef about 6 nautical miles off Key Largo with spur and groove coral and several wrecks, including the City of Washington
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City of Washington Wreck
BeginnerIron-hulled steamship wrecked on the Elbow in 1917; broken-up remains in about 8 m on the Shipwreck Trail
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Carysfort Reef
BeginnerDouble reef around the Carysfort lighthouse; shallow corals near the light and ridges and swim-throughs further offshore