Planning a trip to go back and camp. This place is so awesome! The water is so blue, clear, and clean! We did a quick tour of part of the Fort, and then jumped in the water to snorkel. I went on the fast cat, and they served us a yummy lunch, with homemade potato salad under the palm trees in front of the fort. It is a whole day, but it is by far the best!

We booked our trip through www.totallykeywest.com and the whole experience was fantastic! The trip took 2 hr 15 minutes to get there from Key West, aboard the Yankee Freedom II and they fed us breakfast as soon as we got onboard. Then, when we got there, we went on the tour which was a little boring but what history doesn't have something ...

The day started at 7:45 on the docks between William and Margaret Street where we all checked in before boarding the Yankee Freedom. Nice ferry with plenty of seating available both in the sun or shade and two heads inside the cabin. During the 2 hour transit, a naturalist spoke about the history of the park, snorkeling and bird watching in the ...

I sailed my 26 foot Pearson from St. Petersburg and stayed a week before heading to Key West and back. Beautiful scenery topsides and underwater. I dove over teh side to check my anchor and was greeted by a spotted eagle ray, five feet across from wing tip to wing tip. He (she?) was munching on lobster heads dropped off by a previously anchored ...

This place had a magical feel about it that cant be explained unless you see for yourself. Worth it in everyway, walking through the fort gave you a sense of what it was like to be out there back in the civil war times with alot of the original items left behind.
Also the snorkling was Great! best i have ever done, you can snorkle around the moat ...

Although it cost well over $300 for the trip to the island for myself and my wife, this was one of the most unique and memorable parts of our trip to Key West. The trip started with leaving port and traveling on a two hour boat ride to Fort Jefferson. We were supplied with breakfast and lunch and, while it was 4 star dining, it was suffice. We were ...

This is such a unique experience that you MUST do it at least once if you are visiting the keys. The fort is very interesting to tour, the surrounding water is great for snorkeling, and the grounds themselves are a perfect pininc place. We took one of the fast boats over for a day trip, but you can get there by plane also.

the boat ride is rough , bring sea sick pills if you get sick easily!!!
DONT BRING SMALL CHILDREN!!! it was absolutly amazing. take the fast cat not the sea plane, the plane just drops you off and leaves if you want a tour the cat is the way to go...

Awesome! One of those things in life that I said I "Gotta do" and it was a remarkable trip. The Fort is filled with history and the Snorkling was refreshing. A little Expensive with the sea plane but very worth it! Much wildlife seen from the Air. I actually saw a Marlin or Sailfish chasing down baitfish! Awesome sight!!!!

Will Take the kids back when they are older.