Sombrero Beach
Bahia Honda State Park beaches
Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, United States
No licensed photograph yet for Bahia Honda State Park beaches
Overview
Bahia Honda has three beaches within one state park: Loggerhead and Sandspur on the Atlantic side, and Calusa on Florida Bay with two covered picnic pavilions. Visitors pay at the gate per vehicle, and pets are barred from the sand and water. A snorkeling guide rates Calusa's bay water as only fair, with visibility that varies by season, and Sandspur was reported closed for restoration after Hurricane Irma in 2017, so confirm its current status with the park.
Facilities and access
| Public access | Open to the public |
|---|---|
| Access notes | State park with paid day entry. Three separate beaches: Loggerhead and Sandspur face the Atlantic, Calusa faces Florida Bay. Sandspur was reported closed for restoration after Hurricane Irma (2017); its current status is unknown. |
| Entry fee | USD 8 (per vehicle (2-8 people); plus USD 0.50 per person Monroe County surcharge). From a search summary of the official fee page (the page itself returned 403). Single-occupant (USD 4.50) and pedestrian (USD 2.50) tiers appear in the same listing and include the county surcharge. |
| Getting there | By car on US-1 (Overseas Highway); park hours 8 a.m. to sunset per third-party listing. |
| Toilets | Yes |
| Showers | Yes |
| Food and drink | Yes |
| Dogs | Restricted. Official pet info (via search summary): pets not allowed on the beaches or in the water; service animals welcome. Leashed pets only in other designated park areas. |
Not yet documented: Parking, Changing rooms, Sunbeds and umbrellas, Lifeguard, Accessibility. A detail listed here is unknown, not absent.
Activities and planning
Surface: Sand
Type: Coastal
Activities mentioned: Camping, Fishing, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Swimming
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Map
Coordinates 24.6639, -81.2590, taken from the cited source.
Nearby beaches
Sources and updates
Last compiled 2026-11-14. Found an error? Suggest a correction.
- Bahia Honda State Park (Florida State Parks) (official)
- Sandspur Beach (Bahia Honda State Park) (directory)
Fact-level evidence
- fee: USD 8 per vehicle with 2-8 people, plus USD 0.50 per person county surcharge source (2026-11-14)
- dogs: Pets not allowed on beaches or in the water; service animals welcome source (2026-11-14)
- beaches: Loggerhead faces Atlantic with shallow water; Calusa faces Florida Bay with two covered pavilions; Sandspur has parking along the beach and a central restroom source (2026-11-14)
- surface: Fine soft sand at Sandspur; seaweed sometimes washes up source (2026-11-14)
- facilities: Restrooms, showers, food concession and watersport rentals at the park source (2026-11-14)
- closure: Official hurricane recovery page said Sandspur area closed until further notice; page is old and current status unconfirmed source (2026-11-14)
- snorkeling: Calusa calm but visibility can be poor; gear rented at concession source (2026-11-14)
Sources we could not reach
- floridastateparks.org pages (park, fees, amenities) returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch; official facts come only from search-result text, not full page reads
- Current Sandspur open/closed status unverified
- Official coordinates for each of the three beaches not obtained