Smathers Beach

Nice beach . Restrooms , snacks and watersport available. A set of 2 chairs and one umbrella is 30 $. But of course there's enough room to place your own towles and umbrella for free.

The all day beach pass is deffinatly worth $79. You get to go kayaking , parasailing, paddle boarding, tubing, windsurfing , peddle boating and more for as long you like.

Beach wasn't bad. Very convenient to our accommodations at the Double Tree , along with access to a shuttle. You can also access various types of water sports , chair and umbrella rentals.

Best beach ???? I’ve discovered in key west . Quiet , nice sand , easy to access . Grab some shade under a palm tree ???? and relax . Highly recommend if you’re a big beach person like myself ☀️

This seems to be the most eastern stretching pier on Key West; making it the best spot to see the sunrise.

Go along the 1A1 for a scenic (and mostly flat!) bike route - you'll love this two mile stretch.

The beach is so beautiful and it's sand is so smooth and silky. We have never expected such a beautiful and calm seanery

The water was gorgeous and conveniently across the street from our hotel . Great scenery for an early morning jog too!

Wonderful panoramic view of the sea.

Get married here! Seems to be a popular beach for weddings.

The beach itself is beautiful. The water's really pretty. However, there's tons of seaweed , rocks, random fish (which I'm cool with), and urchins (which I'm not cool with).

On the afternoon of September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad finished her Cuba-Florida swim here. She became the first person to swim from Havana to Key West without a shark cage.

Slimy seaweed under the water but great beach for catching sun and people watching .

Ask for food specials at the food carts, most of them have a special like, 2 dogs and a soda for $5.00.

If you have time to visit one beach , def go to This one!

Watch out for all the bums stinking up the picnic tables . Also check the water quality tests before you dive in. This beach was shut down for almost 20 weeks for excessive fecal bacteria in the water.

Good for water sports , bad for swimming . Showers in poor condition and far from water sports rent office . There are no restaurants nearby but small food trucks provide beverage, snacks and fast food .

If you want to see a really beautiful beach go to Fort Zachary State Park . Trust me, it's worth the small admission price!

Not your normal beach . It's normal for the keys. Needs more sand when wading in the water

If you can't do Sunset Key or Fort Zachary Taylor Beaches , then this is the last public beach .

Nice beach , but with lots of algae...

Picnic tables are for the bums... Even if you get a table they will just sit right down with you and take a nap.

Very pretty but not quite really a beach in terms of swimming .

This speech is natural and not cleaned like other beaches . The seaweed is part of the ecosystem so it stays along with the mess.

Great place to take a stroll down a very long beach !

Our second day here & it's like our own private beach !

Nice beach with lots of room !

Grab a bike and ride in to the sunset ????

Nice spot. Water was clear and clean . Almost stepped on a sting ray - he swam away. Very cool.

Get here early & grab a shady spot

Is got to be a better beach in Key West

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Guard your stuff from thieves

paddleboarding at the beach shack, mini-catamarans too!

Best place to get married at sunset !

Beautiful wedding today!!!

Wonderful beach , hot water

the water is calm & the sun is great

Bike ride and see it all.

Lie out on the beach

No seaweed today! Nice!

Love this place

Wish we could have stayed forever.

The water is nasty. After chin deep the bottom turns to sludge.

Make it rain

Lots of seaweed in the water!

the beach itself is beautiful I found the water to be gross, don't know if it was oil spill or not.

Good place to get married!

Nice beach and there are bicycle racks.

Guard your valuable belongings as you should at any public beach