Everglades Isle

Half mile east of the Rod and Gun Club, at marker #55, just west of the highway bridge. The approach to the docks near the launch ramp and fuel dock is about 2-3 feet at low tide. Current is strong through some of the turns and shallower areas. It is a long and beautiful run up the well-marked Indian Key Pass to get there. There are just a few shallow spots, go slow and pay attention to where you are. The marina has nice new, concrete floating docks. There is a very strong current with some eddies near the dock so be prepared for that. The (free) laundry, showers, and restrooms are all nice, but only available from 9-5, because they are in the main building. The marina is right on the route that all the air boats take to get to the mangrove swamp, so it can get pretty noisy at times. At first it was very annoying, but I was amazed at how quickly we got used to and tuned out the air boat noise. The airboat tour was the main reason we stopped here. We thought we could get into the everglades, but we found out that the only tours from this location went into a private mangrove swamp. Still fun, but a little like Disney World.