Bahia Honda State Park (Calusa beach and Bahia Honda Rail Bridge), Big Pine Key, Florida (USA)
Bahia Honda is one of the many islands of the Florida Keys archipelago, a chain of coral islands and reefs in the southeastern United States.
U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 36-38.5, between Ohio Key and Spanish Harbor Key 12 miles (19 km) west of Marathon, close to the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge.
The island is virtually uninhabited, being home to the 524-acre (2.12 km2) Bahia Honda State Park. Founded in 1961, the park occupies most of the island. The channel at the island's west end is one of the deepest natural channels in the Florida Keys.
The park is 212 hectares and offers 4 km of beautiful sandy beaches, including Calusa Beach on the Gulf of Mexico and Sandspur Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. With these two beaches, Bahia Honda State Park offers the most beautiful beaches in the entire Florida Keys.
The beach or rather the view here is actually the highlight of the Bahia Honda State Park. In the shade of the large palm trees you enjoy the view of the beautiful white sand beach, the old railway bridge of the Flagler Oversea Railroad, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Bahia Honda Bridge of the Oversea Highway.
The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (204.8 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line started in 1905 and it operated from 1912 to 1935, when it was partially destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane.
In Bahia Honda State Park there are also changing facilities and sanitary facilities at Calusa Beach. The usual barbecue facilities for the USA are available as well.
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Calusa Beach at Bahia Honda State Park in Big Pine Key FL
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Tour of the Bahia Honda State Park Campgrounds:
We only spent a couple days at this state park in the keys compared to the 10 days we spent at Curry Hammock State Park. But it was still amazing.
From the water front spots to the long beaches to the old Bahia Honda bridge, this is a must see location in the Keys.
The majority of this video is a site to site detailed tour so you can truly see which one is right for you. We also show the amenities- such as the Marina, the Nature Center, the store, the old bridge, and where you can walk your dogs (they have a lot of rules against dogs).
Time stamps:
Start of campsite tour: 0:26
Map pf campground: 0:57
Buttonwood Campground section: 2:42
Bayside Campsites and cabins: 10:45
Public Beach Parking: 13:05
Marina: 13:17
Gift Shop/ Harbor Master/ Snacks: 14:05
Bayside Beach: 14:34
Nature Center: 15:04
Oceanside Beach: 15:19
Trail Bridge: 15:36
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Bahia Honda State Park is located in the Florida Keys 12 miles south of Marathon on U.S. Highway 1 at Mile Marker 36.8, ocean side.
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U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 36-38.5, between Ohio Key and Spanish Harbor Key 12 miles (19 km) west of Marathon, close to the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge.
The island is virtually uninhabited, being home to the 524-acre (2.12 km2) Bahia Honda State Park. Founded in 1961, the park occupies most of the island. The channel at the island's west end is one of the deepest natural channels in the Florida Keys.
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the 524-acre (2.12 km2) Bahia Honda State Park. Founded in 1961.Built between 1905 and 1912 Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway once ran through the present parkland to Key West. , it was destroyed by the severe Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Later, the railroad bridge foundations were used to build the Overseas Highway, which became U.S. 1. Part of the old Bahia Honda Bridge is accessible from the park, and offers a panoramic view of the islands.