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Snorkel at John Pennekamp

John Pennekamp in Key Largo. Snorkel a living coral reef in America's first undersea park.

Take a morning snorkel boat out to the coral reef off Key Largo and float over brain coral and sea fans while parrotfish, angelfish and maybe a sea turtle swim below. Each keep a count of the different fish you see, and compare on the boat ride back. The photo to get: you on the boat in your snorkel gear, salty and grinning. Look, don't touch: the coral is alive and breaks easily.

  • Date or adventure
  • Half day
  • Moderate
  • Over $60
  • Outdoors
  • Best in the morning

Good with just you, friends, family, and kids

Check before you go: a reservation, and weather and trail conditions

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo
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Reef hunt! Find each thing.

  1. A bright blue fish
  2. Brain coral (it looks like a brain!)
  3. A sea fan
  4. A turtle or ray
  5. A selfie in snorkel gear!

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About this place

John Pennekamp opened in 1963 as the first undersea park in the United States. It's named for a Miami newspaper editor who fought to protect the reef.

Some trips stop at Christ of the Abyss, a bronze statue standing just under the surface on the reef, a copy of a famous one in Italy. Ask when you book if you want to see it. Book the boat ahead; trips depend on wind and waves.

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