Florida Keys Scenic Highway
US 1 from Key Largo to Key West: 110 miles and 43 keys of bridges, mangroves and open water, Florida's only All-American Road.
Also known as US 1 through the Florida Keys; Overseas Highway
Photo: U.S. Department of Transportation, America's Byways collection (National Archives), Public domain, source
- Length110 miles[2]FHWA lists 106.5 miles.
- Drive timeAbout four hours[1]FHWA's "time to allow"
- RoadsUS 1[2]
- Start and endKey Largo to Key West, across 43 keys[2]
- Fees and passesNo fee to travel the byway[1]State parks along the way charge entry.
- Best seasonNot verified
- SurfaceNot verified
- Vehicle notesNot verified
- Seasonal closuresNot verified
Before you go
Road status and weather can change quickly. Check the official road-conditions link before you go.
Facts last checked against the sources on October 22, 2026.
About the drive
The Florida Keys Scenic Highway is US 1 from Key Largo to Key West. Florida's scenic highways program calls it the state's only All-American Road: 110 miles across 43 islands, with ocean on both sides for much of the way.
Watch the water and the sky: the Keys are home to manatees, Key deer, ospreys and sea turtles, and much of the route runs past coral reef and mangroves. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park near the top, Bahia Honda State Park and the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key make good stops.
Allow about four hours for the drive itself, more with beach time. Key deer cross the road on Big Pine Key, so slow down there.
Stops along the way
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Underwater state park off Key Largo.
Official information · 25.12917, -80.38655 · about 1.2 mi from the route line
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Seven Mile Bridge
Long bridge west of Marathon.
Official information · 24.6948, -81.18412 · about 0.1 mi from the route line
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Bahia Honda State Park
Beaches and the old Bahia Honda rail bridge.
Official information · 24.66473, -81.26152 · about 0.0 mi from the route line
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National Key Deer Refuge
Refuge for the endangered Key deer on Big Pine Key. Drive slowly.
Official information · 24.66987, -81.35397 · about 0.0 mi from the route line
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Key West
The end of the road.
Official information · 24.55571, -81.78259 · about 0.3 mi from the route line
Stops are listed in order along the route; the numbers match the map. Stop locations come from the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey place-names database, the stop's own official page or, where noted in the data, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Food along the way
Farmers markets within about 25 miles
- Florida City State Farmers' MarketFlorida City, FL · about 15.2 mi from the route
- Fusion Miami Church Farmer's MarketHomestead, FL · about 18.2 mi from the route
- Homestead Harvest Market & CafeHomestead, FL · about 18.8 mi from the route
Markets keep their own seasons and hours, so check with the market before you go. Find more in the Farmers Market Finder.
Regional desserts
- Key lime pieMade with Key lime juice.
Bake it at home
Sources
- America's Byways: Florida Keys Scenic Highway (FHWA) (checked 2026-10-22)
- Florida Keys Scenic Highway (Florida Scenic Highways, a program of FDOT) (checked 2026-10-22)
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (Florida State Parks) (checked 2026-10-22)
- Bahia Honda State Park (Florida State Parks) (checked 2026-10-22)
- National Key Deer Refuge (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) (checked 2026-10-22)
- Route line: U.S. DOT scenic byways map service (geo.dot.gov), retrieved 2026-10-22.
Written by VanillaGoods from the cited official sources. This is a drive to know, not a ranking. Road status and weather can change quickly; check the official road-conditions link before you go.
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