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Some people come to Key West for the galleries, the bars, the restaurants and the famous hospitality of its guest houses. Others come for the watersports like parasailing, jet skiing, fishing, kayaking and you name it. Others come for the scuba, the reef, the ocean, the marine life. Key West is a gorgeous city and the fact that it’s located just a few miles from a living coral reef make it all the more attractive as a vacation destination.
The diving is amazing here and there are several ways to get yourself out to the reef and the wrecks to enjoy some scuba. Probably the easiest way to visit Key West and do some scuba diving is to fly or drive here and go out to the reef with a dive boat. You can use their equipment, their boat, and it’s all fuss-free. Why tow a boat and lug your own equipment all the way out to Key West, which lies 120 miles out to sea, if you can just fly here and let the dive boat handle the rest?
Well some people prefer to go diving on their own schedule with their own equipment, that’s why! If you are an avid scuba diver and you have your own equipment and you travel just to scuba, then you might come to Key West and rent a boat and go out to the wrecks and reef privately. A lot of visitors to Key West do this, too. Boating in Key West is pretty popular. You’ll find places willing to rent you a boat and if you’re visiting from far away of course this is the only way to go boating on your own. During peak season there are a lot of boats out there around Key West, so mind the rules. But it’s very easy to just drive out to the reef on your own and go diving.
With all the money spent on renting a boat and paying for gas, you might consider cutting costs by camping during your stay in Key West. There are two campgrounds on Stock Island, just over the bridge from the island of Key West. It’s cheaper and you get lots of amenities like rec room, game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, hot showers and more. Just bring a tent and you’re good to go.