Dry Tortugas National Park Special Features

Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park of the United States located about 68 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, in the United States. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the several Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys. The archipelago's coral reefs are the least disturbed of the Florida Keys r…
Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park of the United States located about 68 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, in the United States. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the several Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys. The archipelago's coral reefs are the least disturbed of the Florida Keys reefs.
  • Location: Monroe County, Florida, United States
  • Established: January 4, 1935
  • Nearest city: Key West
  • Area: 64,701 acres (261.84 km²)
  • Visitors: 56,810 (in 2018)
  • Governing body: National Park Service
Data from: en.wikipedia.org