Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park located about 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas islands, and is known for its abundant sea life, tropical bird breeding grounds, colorful coral reefs, and shipwrecks. The park's centerpiece is Fort Jefferson, a massive but unfinished coastal fortress. Visitors can snorkel, picnic, birdwatch, camp, scuba dive, and kayak in the park's crystal-clear waters. The park is home to a variety of marine life, including sea turtles, parrot fish, angelfish, and moray eels. The park's islands are low and irregular, with thin growths of mangroves and other vegetation, and are continually changing in size and shape due to changing water levels