Panther Key, Coon Key and Round Key in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge will be closed through September to protect endangered sea turtles nesting in fewer numbers there. “It ...

Kayaking in Everglades National Park is beautiful, especially in the 10,000 Islands of the Gulf Coast. Guide to paddling the 10K Islands, tour recommendations and things to do in the Everglades.

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Vast and remote, the Ten Thousand Islands off Florida’s southwest coast seems challenging to visit, a labyrinth of twisting channels through thousands of remote mangrove islands.But even the ...

"One of the favorite Ten Thousand Islands of us conservationists and the public was an island called Round Key," Danaher said. "Back in the 1940s it was heavily forested with tropical hardwoods ...

Boat tour: The easiest way to see the Ten Thousand Islands is a narrated boat tour based at the Gulf Coast Visitor Center of Everglades National Park in Everglades City (239-695-3311). The 90 ...