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Trip Tips

Length: 127 miles, with mile markers (roadside signs) located at one-mile intervals, beginning with mile marker 0 in Key West and ending south of Florida City.

When to go: Year-round.

Words to the wise: The official hurricane season lasts from June through November, with the most tropical storms occurring in September.

Lodging: Reservations required during peak season, Christmas until the end of April.

Nearby attractions: Biscayne National Park, with headquarters at 9700 SW 328th St., Homestead, FL 33033. Dry Tortugas National Park, 68 miles west of Key West, accessible by boat or seaplane, with headquarters at P.O. Box 6208, Key West, FL 33041.

Further information: Florida Keys and Key West, Box 1147, Key West, FL 33041; tel. 800-352-5397, www.fla-keys.com.
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