Location
Key Largo,
outside your door.
147 Seaside Ave, Key Largo, FL 33037
The Neighborhood
At the top of the Florida Keys.
Dove Creek Resort & Marina sits on the water at Mile Marker 94.5 [VERIFY], just off the Overseas Highway in Key Largo. It is the first stretch of the Keys you reach coming south — mangrove shoreline, shallow flats, and a working marina rather than a boardwalk.
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is a few minutes away [VERIFY], the first undersea park in the country and the gateway to the largest living coral reef in the continental United States. Snorkel trips, dive charters and glass-bottom boat tours leave from the park and from the charters nearby [VERIFY].
From the property, the dock puts you on protected water immediately: ten floating boat slips, kayaks and paddle craft, and a channel that runs out toward the reef [VERIFY]. Backcountry fishing on the bay side and reef fishing on the ocean side are both within an easy run.
South of here, the Overseas Highway carries on toward Islamorada — restaurants, galleries and sportfishing about [ ] minutes down the road [VERIFY]. Everglades National Park sits to the northwest, a straightforward day trip [VERIFY].
Miami is roughly an hour by car [VERIFY], which is the point: close enough to fly into in the morning, far enough that the pace changes as soon as you cross onto the island.
Nearby
What's close by.
Every distance below is unconfirmed and marked [VERIFY] until the property supplies measured times.
The marina
Direct path from the pool deck to the dock [VERIFY].
[ ] min walk [VERIFY]
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Snorkeling, diving and glass-bottom boat tours [VERIFY].
[ ] min [VERIFY]
Key Largo dive charters
Reef and wreck charters departing nearby [VERIFY].
[ ] min [VERIFY]
Islamorada
Restaurants, galleries and sportfishing to the south [VERIFY].
[ ] min [VERIFY]
Everglades National Park
Backcountry, airboats and birding to the northwest [VERIFY].
[ ] miles / [confirm drive time] [VERIFY]
Miami International Airport
Nearest major airport [VERIFY].
[ ] miles / [confirm drive time] [VERIFY]
Nearby
Distances and drive times.
Approximate, measured from the property by road. Every figure below is [VERIFY] until confirmed.
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
- ~8 mi · 12–15 min [VERIFY]
- Key Largo Princess glass-bottom boat
- ~5.5 mi · 10 min [VERIFY]
- Dolphins Plus / Dolphin Cove
- ~5–7 mi · 10–15 min [VERIFY]
- Florida Keys Dive Center
- ~4 mi · 10 min [VERIFY]
- Harry Harris County Park
- ~2 mi · 5 min [VERIFY]
- Theater of the Sea
- ~10 mi · 15–20 min [VERIFY]
- History of Diving Museum
- ~11.5 mi · 20 min [VERIFY]
- Everglades National Park
- ~35–40 mi · 45–55 min [VERIFY]
- The Turtle Hospital, Marathon
- ~60 mi · 1.5 hrs [VERIFY]
The first undersea park in the country; snorkel, dive and glass-bottom trips leave from here.
Reef viewing without getting wet.
Dolphin encounter and swim programmes; book ahead.
Charters, courses and gear rental.
A small local beach with a protected swimming basin.
Marine animal park down the highway in Islamorada.
A short, genuinely good stop on a rainy afternoon.
Airboats, alligators and birdlife — an easy day trip inland.
Worth doing, but plan it as a half-day trip rather than a quick outing.
Getting Here
Arrivals & transport.
- Miami International (MIA)
- [ ] miles, about 1 hour by car [VERIFY]
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
- [ ] miles, [ ] min by car [VERIFY]
- Key West International (EYW)
- [ ] miles, [ ] min by car [VERIFY]
- Driving
- Overseas Highway (US-1), Mile Marker 94.5 [VERIFY]
- Parking
- On-site parking, availability and nightly rate [VERIFY]
- By boat
- Ten floating slips at the marina; draft and length limits [VERIFY]