Dry Tortugas National Park Things to Do All place ferry dock ferry picnic tables boat dock boat visitors park visitors snorkel gear snorkel swimming snorkeling naval history coaling pier pilings underwater site underwater photography seabirds harbor lighthouse dry tortugas harbor illumination harbor light civil war civil war fort civil war union army florida florida history dinghy dinghy beach kayak paddleboard launch area water access dive artificial reef coral coral bleaching coral heads reef fish reefs shipwreck historic ship shipwreck archeology cultural resource submerged submerged cultural resources submerged resource center ocean ocean acidification sunscreen protecting cultural resources protected landscapes preservation bird key wreck wreck wrecks salvage archeological artifacts history submerged resources restroom composting toilet fort jefferson beach access beach union army moat island wildlife turtle nesting historic and cultural cultural resource management natural and cultural heritage natural resource management coral reef coral reefs coral spawning corals aquatic animals aquatic ecosystems aquatic resources cultural events cultural history history of preservation conservation moorings boat access dock coal information fee station boat harbor boating boaters fishing regulations weather warnings dr. mudd conspirators abraham lincoln prisoner military prison union soldiers yellow fever fort jefferson national monument military research research studies research area resource resource protection resource issues resource management resource recovery science marine ecosystems marine biology marine environment boating safety mooring habitat habitat loss habitat restoration habitat management health prevention underwater underwater research swimmers fort prison prisoners bastion fish jelly fish swim sea life lobster masked booby shipwrecks underwater wonders loggerhead sea turtle loggerhead key green sea turtle green sea turtle hatchling historic building navy wildlife watching fishing paddling
Yankee Freedom III Ferry Dock Yankee Freedom Dock
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South Coaling Docks South Coaling Pier Pilings/Coal Docks
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Tortugas Harbor Light Boiler Plate Iron lighthouse built on top of Fort Jefferson in 1876.
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W. Garden Key Dinghy Beach Western Dinghy Beach on Garden Key
place dinghy dinghy beach kayak paddleboard launch area water access
Windjammer Wreck Windjammer Wreck
place snorkel dive artificial reef coral coral bleaching coral heads reef fish reefs shipwreck historic ship shipwreck archeology cultural resource submerged submerged cultural resources submerged resource center ocean ocean acidification sunscreen protecting cultural resources protected landscapes preservation
Bird Key Wreck The Bird Key Wreck, also known as the Brick Wreck.
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Campground Restroom Four composting toilets in the campground area.
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Garden Key Garden Key
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Dock House and Information The dockhouse on Garden Key
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Dr. Mudd's Cell Dr. Mudd's Cell above the sallyport.
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Fort Jefferson Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fort in the United States, was built between 1846 and 1875 to protect the nation's gateway to the Gulf of Mexico. During the Civil War, it was used as a Federal prison primarily for Union deserters, though in 1865 three of the Lincoln conspirators were imprisoned within its walls.
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Dry Tortugas Research Natural Area (RNA) The RNA is a 46 square-mile no-take ecological preserve that provides a sanctuary for species affected by fishing and loss of habitat.
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Fort Jefferson Dungeon The prison cell referred to as the dungeon of Fort Jefferson.
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Little Africa Patch Reef Little Africa Patch Reef located off the North side of Loggerhead key in the designated swim area.
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Loggerhead Key Loggerhead Key, the largest island in the Dry Tortugas
place shipwrecks lighthouse snorkeling beach beach access kayak coral underwater photography underwater wonders turtle nesting loggerhead sea turtle loggerhead key green sea turtle green sea turtle hatchling historic building
North Coaling Docks North Coaling Pier Pilings
place snorkel swim swimming coral coaling pier pilings navy naval history
Viewing Wildlife in Dry Tortugas Viewing wildlife in Dry Tortugas
wildlife watching
Fishing at Dry Tortugas National Park Fishing at Dry Tortugas
fishing
Paddle to Loggerhead Key Paddle to Loggerhead Key
paddling
Snorkel Little Africa Snorkel Little Africa
snorkeling
