Florida Snorkeling Destinations

Florida has warm saltwaters, freshwater springs, caves, shipwrecks and coral reefs. Visit EcoFlorida for details on snorkeling the freshwaters and saltwaters of Florida including:

Cautions: Avoid alligator, crocodiles, and other water creatures.


Snorkel Southern Florida • Bahia Honda State Park – Big Pine Key • Bathtub Reef – Stuart • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park – Key Biscayne • Biscayne National Park – Key Biscayne Homestead • Commercial Boulevard and A1A, Lauderdale By The Sea • Coral Cove Park – Jupiter • Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park – Naples • Fort Pierce Inlet State Park – Fort Pierce • Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park – Key West • Indian Key – Off shore from Lower Matecumbe Key • Gasparilla Island State Park – Boca Grande • John D. MacArthur Beach State Park – North Palm Beach • Little Torch Key • Looe Key • Long Key State Park – Long Key • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park – Key Largo • John U. Lloyd Beach State Park – Hollywood • Marathon • Peanut Island – Riviera Beach • Red Reef – Boca Raton • San Pedro Underwater Archeological Preserve State Park – Islamorada		Books for Florida Snorkeling • Eco-Touring the Florida Keys • Hidden Florida: Including Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa Bay, the Everglades, and the Keys • A Field Guide to Coral Reefs : Caribbean and Florida • Florida Shipwrecks: The Divers Guide to Shipwrecks Around the State of Florida and the Florida Keys • The Florida Keys Dive Guide, Revised Edition

Snorkel Northwestern Florida (the "Panhandle")
• Destin-Fort Walton Beach • Emerald Coast • Gulf Islands National Seashore – Pensacola • Okaloosa Island • Panama City Beach • Pensacola Bay • St. Andrews State Park – Panama City Beach • Topsail Hill State Preserve – Santa Rosa • Vortex Spring – Ponce de Leon

Snorkel Northern Florida • DeLeon Springs State Park – DeLeon Springs • Fanning Springs State Park – Fanning Springs • Ichetucknee Springs State Park – Fort White • Manatee Springs State Park – Chiefland • Peacock Springs State Park – Luraville		Snorkeling Gear • Fins and Masks • Nautical Watches • Nautical Jewelry

Snorkel Central Florida • Blue Spring State Park in Orange City • Caladesi Island State Park in Dunedin • Canaveral National Seashore – New Smyrna Beach and Titusville – beaches • Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin • Sebastian Inlet State Park in Sebastian • Wekiwa Spring State Park in Apopka – natural spring