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Florida
Dry Tortugas
Field Guide
A coral-reef archipelago 70 miles from Key West, reachable only by boat or seaplane.
A complete planning guide to Dry Tortugas National Park. Covers Fort Jefferson — the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere and its Civil War prison history — getting there by ferry or seaplane, snorkeling the moat wall and surrounding coral reefs, the park's globally significant sooty tern and brown noddy nesting colonies, sea turtle nesting beaches, Loggerhead Key and its historic lighthouse, the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, primitive camping on Garden Key, the official NPS park map, and what to know before a trip with no cell service, food, or fresh water on site.
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- Aug 2026
- last updated
What's inside
- 1Fort Jefferson — the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere, built from 16 million bricks
- 2How to choose between the Yankee Freedom ferry and a seaplane for the only ways in
- 3Snorkeling directly off the Garden Key beach into living coral reef
- 4Home to the only sooty tern nesting colony in the continental United States
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A 14-page print-at-home PDF field guide to Dry Tortugas, Florida.
- 01Welcome to Dry Tortugas
- 02Rules & Park Basics
- 03Planning Your First Visit
- 04Fort Jefferson & Human History
- 05Park Overview Map
- 06Coral Reefs & Snorkeling
- 07Best Ways to Explore
- 08Vital to Nesting Birds
- 09Weather & Seasons
- 10Protected Waters
- 11Lodging & Nearby Services
- 12Pocket Cards
- 13Visit Quick-Card
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