No Name Key

No Name Key is a small island in the Florida Keys.  It is not remote, it is accessible via a wide, modern concrete bridge off of Big Pine Key.  This bridge is a popular fishing spot as it has wide pedestrian lanes on each side (please do not fish in between the "No Fishing Here" signs, on either side of this bridge, as this is the main channel for boats to pass through).

This tiny island has a lot of visitors as it is a popular spot to see the Key Deer, or hike the Refuge trails.

There are only 43 homes located on this 998 acre Island; 820 of which are currently protected as part of the National Key Deer Refuge. 
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No Name Key, along with its’ neighbor Big Pine Key, is home to the endangered Key Deer.  In addition to Deer viewing, visitors can enjoy nature hikes through the Refuge, fishing from the connecting Bridge, or kayaking  around the island.
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No Name Key has a rich and colorful history with some of the earliest records (44 settlers) dating back to the 1870’s.  Fishing and salvaging were most likely the primary occupations of the earliest settlers. In the early 1900s; from 1928 until 1938 No Name key was the landing site for the Ferry.  This ferry was the only method of automobile transport between the Upper Keys (Lower Matacumbe Key) and the Lower Keys (No Name Key) as no roads existed in this 40 mile gap.  Infamous to the islands history, it was the training and staging grounds for the failed Bay of Pigs invasion; and it has been reported (though not yet verified) that No Name Key was owned by Howard Hughes at one time.
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No Name Key is located in the Lower Florida Keys, approximately 30 miles from Key West and approximately 130 miles from Miami International Airport.
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We hope you enjoy your visit to No Name Key and enjoy viewing our Key Deer.