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Florida Bay Map National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever

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North

Crocodile Dragover

Chickee

Chickee

Key Largo

Tavernier

Plantation

Islamorada

(Pole/Troll Zone)

Middle Key

Whaleback Key

RodriguezKey

Tavernier Key

Porjoe KeyNest Keys

Shell KeyBob Keys

BlackBetsyKeys

Manatee Keys

Low Key

Bottle Key

Swash Keys

Deer Key

DuckKey

Tern Keys

Eagle Key

Pass Key

BigKey

Rankin Key

BrushKeys

Calusa Keys

WhiprayKeys

Pollock Keys

Corinne KeySidKey

Spy Key

Barnes Key

FiestaKey

LongKey

Upper ArsnickerKeys

Lower ArsnickerKeys Buchanan

Keys

LignumvitaeKey

Lower MatecumbeKey

IndianKey

Teatable Key

ShellKey

Upper MatecumbeKey

PetersonKeys

PanhandleKey

Gopher Keys

Twin Keys

Crab Keys

Stake Key

Captain Key

Crane Keys

West Key

East Key

PlantationKey

WindleyKey

Rabbit Keys

Cluett Key

Johnson Key

Sandy KeyMan of WarKey

Oyster Keys

Murray Key

FrankKey

Catfish Key

Clive Key

Dildo Key

End KeyRoscoe Key

Dead TerrapinKey

Jim Foot Key

TopsyKey

ButtonwoodKeys

RussellKey

TripletKeys

SamphireKeys

Dump Keys

PelicanKeys

Camp Key

UmbrellaKey

Curlew Key

Buoy Key

OtterKey

BradleyKey

JoeKemp

Key

Cormorant KeyPalmKey

Coon Key

DerelictKey

ClubKey

Lake Key

Park Key

Rattlesnake Key

El RadabobKey

Short Key

MainKey

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Cross Key

Thursday Pt

LargoPt

Snipe Pt

Terrapin Pt

Crocodile Pt

Mosquito Pt

Bob Allen Keys

Cape SablePorpoise

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FLORIDA KEYSNATIONAL MARINE

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FLORIDA KEYSNATIONAL MARINE

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Lignumvitae KeyState Aquatic

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Northwest Cape

Carl Ross Key

East Cape

Anne’s Beach

Flamingo

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Everglades National Park Boundary

Everglades National Park Boundary

ManateeBay

TroutCove

TheBoggies

Davis Cove

Bear Lake

Middle Ground

EastCapeCanal

Buttonwood Canal

SantiniBight

RankinBight

Garfield Bight

West Lake

Whipray Basin

Twin

Key

Ban

kNinemile Bank

Oxfoot Bank

Seven Palm

Lake

Terrapin

Bay

Alligator Bay

Molasses Reef

BlackwaterSound

ButtonwoodSound

Joe Bay

Madeira Bay

Snake Bight

Coot Bay

LittleBlackwater

Sound

Dildo Key Bank

Rabbit Key Basin

First National Bank

Schooner Bank

Sprigger Bank

Tripod Bank

Snake Creek

Long Sound

Little Madeira Bay

Arsenic

Bank

Pont

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Lake Ingraham

Tavernier Creek

Cha

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BARNES SOUND

A T L A N T I CO C E A N

F L O R I D A B AY

Crocodile Dragover

Jimmy Channel

Twisty Mile

Tin Can Channel

Conkey Channel

Man of War Channel

Murray-Clive Channel

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Iron Pipe Channel

Rabbit Key Pass

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Not for Navigation! • Use International Sailing Supply Waterproof Chart 33E/NOAA Chart #11451 • Turn Over for Legend

Entrance Shallow Trim Up

Channel Mouth & Markers. Size up the channel from a safe distance. Stay on plane and slow down. Channels are shallowest at their entrances and exits, so trim your motor. Enter the channel. If there are two stakes, stay between them. If there is only one stake, stay as close as possible to it. Arrows on the stakes point towards the channel.

Florida Bay Map Legend National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever

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3-6 feet deep. Recommended for boats 23 feet in length or less.

Less than 3 feet deep. Recommended for boats drafting less than 12 inches. Avoid stopping and starting—even shallow boats can “crater” the bottom when getting up on plane.

Shoal or banktop. These areas can be less than 1 foot deep. Poling or trolling motors recommended.

Wilderness Entry. Paddle-in only. Only boats with motor removed from transom allowed beyond these points.

Wilderness. Only boats with motor removed from transom allowed in these waters.

Wildlife Management Area. Closed to any and all entry. Formerly known as the “Crocodile Sanctuary.”

Snake Bight Pole/Troll Zone Boundary. Combustion motors may not be used unless in Tin Can Channel, Snake Bight Channel, or the Jimmy’s Lake Idle Speed-No Wake Area.

Jimmy’s Lake Idle Speed-No Wake Area. Deeper area within Snake Bight Pole/Troll Zone. Combustion motors may be used at idle speed.

Passes & Channels

Black dotted. Extremely shallow, narrow and twisty. Not recommended.

Red. Some portions less than two feet deep and require tight turns. Extra care required to avoid damage to the bottom. Only shallow draft boats (1 foot or less).

Green. Wide channels that are usually deep and easy to read. Good for beginners. Boats drafting more than 18 inches are not recommended.

Choosing Routes. Use the deepest routes to get to where you’re going. For example, to get from A to B, use the wider, deeper channel just south of Gopher Keys, rather than the shallower channel at Twin Keys. Don’t run aground, take the long way around. It might cost you 5 minutes, but it will save you from tearing up the sea bottom.

Pollock Keys

Spy KeyPanhandleKey

Gopher Keys

Twin Keys

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B

Black. Extremely shallow (16 inches deep or less) and often very hard to read. Use other routes in winter. Only shallow draft boats (1 foot or less) at all times.