Horseshoe Beach

Category: Swimming basin

Address: 1969 Overseas Hwy, Big Pine Key, FL 33043, USA

Opening hours

Sunday: Open 24 hours

Monday: Open 24 hours

Tuesday: Open 24 hours

Wednesday: Open 24 hours

Thursday: Open 24 hours

Friday: Open 24 hours

Saturday: Open 24 hours

Reviews

Joe cortes

Oct 19, 2022

Well it's a local area to picnic, fish, snorkel, crabbing, lobsters; the latter two was my reason to being there. Due to Ian there is a bit of onshore debris which Monroe county should soon address. Nevertheless it was a perfect day.

Abhi Singh

Oct 11, 2022

Not crowded and lots of things to see. Lionfish, tropical fish, lobsters, crabs, jellyfish and other wildlife populate the area.

Heather Calkins

Sep 28, 2022

Beautiful location and great snorkeling right off the shore. It is all hard stone with no sand, so bring a beach chair.

Rebekah Clevenger

Sep 22, 2022

Great place for beginner snorklers to actually see wildlife and experience the ocean in an easy environment. Check for secret tips about this place in my Real Keys List

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Questions & Answers

Can I spearfish here?

Jose Ontivero | Oct 24, 2020
D Rod | Oct 24, 2021

Nope, not allowed anywhere near shore! Read FWC regulations!

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Is there a bathroom or outhouse there?

Debbie | Jul 26, 2022
Scott Quenrud | Jul 26, 2022

Nope.

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Is there Trailer parking?

Juan Monsalve | Jul 26, 2022
Margaret M. Keller | Jul 26, 2022

No just regular parking

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Does this area smell like the sulfur too?

Tasha Davis | Jun 26, 2022
Jennifer Hopkins | Jun 26, 2022

Try Ramrod swimming hole. It's not as nice as horseshoe, but you can swim there.

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About how many people go to this beach during the winter?

Irene Williams | Jan 27, 2022
Michel de Breyne | Jan 27, 2022

We were there a few weeks ago and I think the water was in the low 70s and it's probably only get colder between now and the Spring so it depends how tolerant you are (I'm not sure how much colder I'd swim in). Also you mention "beach" - just so there's no misunderstanding, IMHO, this is a nice place to snorkel but there's no beach. If you want a beach, I would strongly recommend Bahia Honda Park nearby.

In what area is 40 feet deep in Horseshoe beach(at the end of the swimming hole, in the middle, or almost at the entry)?

Irene Williams | Jan 27, 2022
Michel de Breyne | Jan 27, 2022

It's basicaly like a crater and it's shallow all around the sides and deeper in the middle. I'm not sure it's 40' anywhere (I thought it was only about 20' deep at the deepest but I haven't dived in the middle and I've only gone around).

Is it a public beach or need to pay?

Patricia Lamb | Oct 24, 2020
CHB Wien | Oct 24, 2020

Public and free

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