The Key West Nature Preserve — Attraction in Key West

Small free Florida fun worth having a look at. It's basically two short boardwalks under shady canopy a couple hundred yards apart that pass through some wetlands and bottom out at two narrow beach segments separated by the Casa Caselles condos. Hey folks, this is what Key West used to look like. Not unlike other Keys beaches, it's narrow and rocky and full of seagrass and do take good care to watch out for the sea glass, not the good kind. There's lots of sharp broken glass on the beach but give it a good ten years and it'll probably be an attraction. It's my guess campers, hobos, and tramps used to make good use of this quasi private quiet slice of Key West after sundown but it looks like the city's working hard to clean it up or err at least keeping up with the waves of trash and litter left behind except on the beach in the surf itself. Such said, be careful there of glass and...

Clean. Dog water bowl. Nice gift shop, local events, botanical, plants for sale. I believe volunteer staffed. Take the dogs on leash, and the kiddos unfettered. You'll lose them quickly and often, but it's fenced, closes early, and is on an island. Kidsll will still be there at 10:00 amish when they unlock the gates. Fun! Educational. Great small corner photo ops and ideal for iPhone zoomins on flora and fauna. Check out the Old Chesapeake Trail....

It's sad to such a beautiful place not well taken care of by the city of Key West . It's home to hundreds of indigenous species and the beach looks very abandoned. The path toward the beach needs lots of work and attention. Surprisingly for such an environmentally inclined city. It's very poorly kept and not protected by police at all. I've been going on and off there all year a n.v d have yet to see an officer even on a bike...