Elliot Key Campground in FL -- Campground & RV Camping in Florida
Elliot Key Campground in FL
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12 mi from Cutler Bay
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Campground details
Setting
Located on the Biscayne Bay side of the park's largest island, Elliott Key Campground is accessible only by boat. The site features 33 boat slips in its marina along with waterfront tent sites, picnic tables, and barbecue grills. Amenities include restrooms with sinks, cold-water showers, and a drinking water spigot. Shoreline fishing is permitted from the maintenance dock outside the no-wake zone. A 1-mile loop trail originates near the campsites, while the 6-mile Spite Highway trail cuts through the island's interior maritime forest.
Getting there: Elliott Key is only accessible by boat. Use of a nautical chart and/or GPS is recommended for safe navigation.
- Well separated here, a 20-site campground with no through road within 3.7 miles.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- The Elliott Key shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Mostly tent-only sites.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
September normals 78–87°F, 8.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 100 of 100.