Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
Location:1 mile west of US 1 at Mile Marker 78.5; accessible only by private or charter boat.
Facilities:Visitor center (the Matheson house, built in 1919), restrooms.
Activities:Boating, canoeing, fishing, snorkeling, wildlife viewing, guided boat tours, guided walking tours.
Special Features:Island was acquired in 1919 by William J. Matheson, a wealthy chemistwho lived in Miami. The virgin tropical hardwood hammock that thriveshere is typical of the kind that once covered most of the Upper Keys.The site preserves the lignumvitae, a tree that produces an especiallyhard wood, and other native trees.
Address:PO Box 1052
Islamorada, FL 33036
Phone:305-664-2540
Web: www.floridastateparks.org/lignumvitaekey
Size: 846 acres land; 9,971 acres water.
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