![]() More stars than I thought possible at night. Took the little Golden Orb Trail and got a glimpse of my first Key’s rabbit. One battery lasted all night, but I had to charge at a coffee shop. I use a portable fan with batteries that can be used in power tools. ![]() Tent camping in the summer means heat and mosquitoes. All the sites were filled the rest of the weekend. I didn’t check out the picnic area over where day visitors go. There was quite a bit of dead seaweed along the shore. Arguably, the Keys have limited beach areas, depending on your definition of a beach. There is a thin line of mangroves, but there’s a 20 foot break almost across and perfect if you have a kayak. The water is right across the trail from the campsites that are cutely sectioned off with wood. You can roll your stuff most of the way as there’s a boardwalk out from the parking lot. The cars are about a hundred yards away from the tent area. The bath house has bathrooms and showers (pretty good) that have battery combo locks so daytime visitors are precluded. (They haven’t worked on the 60 RV sites that Irma supposedly ruined.) I believe 3 are reservable online. There are 4 “primitive” campsites that are the only campsites this once extremely busy place has to offer. The first night, a Thursday, I had the place to myself. Had three nights camping at Long Key for the Jweekend.
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