"Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas" Dry Tortugas National Park by Spacemanspiff

Dry Tortugas National Park Travel Guide: 75 reviews and 282 photos

Seaplane, Yankee Freedom II and the Fast Cat

Take a Boat or a plane that floats!

From Key West you no longer have a choice of ferry Boats. The Yankee Freedom II is the only choice unless you want to charter a boat. YF II leaves key west at 8 AM and get you back at 5:30 or so. If you have a sailboat come out and drop the hook for a week or so. The Seaplanes are back in business with a new company now as of May 2010.

Three Cuban Chugs

Many a Cuban refugee has made it ashore at the Dry Tortugas. Here are just three Chugs impounded by the NPS. Chugs are homemade boats with makeshift automotive diesel engines in them. They pack 12 to 16 people into these small barely seaworthy boats.

Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas - Dry Tortugas National Park

Sunrise from Garden Key overlooking Bush Key

Pros and Cons

Pros:Good snorkeling right off the beach
Cons:Limited Camping area
In a nutshell:A great place to relax for a day or more

Last visit to Dry Tortugas National Park: Apr 2010
Intro Updated Jan 28, 2011
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Tortugas Jack is a Naturalist with Yankee Freedom - Dry Tortugas National Park

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The Yankee Freedom has two decks and plenty of room on the bows for turtle watching. The Fast Cat is smaller and gets... more travel advice

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Written Jun 17, 2010

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Camping at Fort Jefferson

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Martinewezel Jan 12, 2011 at 6:53 AM Report Abuse

It's on my list! Thanks for the tips.
TheTravelSlut Mar 10, 2008 at 7:49 AM Report Abuse

Great photos...I have great memories of my floatplane adventure here a few years ago. Ann, The Travel Slut
Travmad Jul 16, 2007 at 5:25 PM Report Abuse

That's a great picture of Jack!