Big Pine Key

Big Pine Key stretches across a low limestone island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in the Lower Florida Keys, and that exposed setting has made pine rockland, mangroves and shallow waters central to life here. The island is best known as the core habitat of the endangered Key deer, protected within the National Key Deer Refuge; drivers are asked to slow down, especially after dark. U.S. 1, the Overseas Highway, links Big Pine Key to the island chain, while the former Overseas Railroad route recalls the early-20th-century push to connect Key West with mainland Florida. Find related webcams in the Lower Florida Keys to build a fuller picture of Big Pine Key.

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