Sugarloaf Key Island
Sugarloaf Key is a sprawling, low-key Lower Keys island of mangroves and backcountry waters, popular for kayaking, kiteboarding and sport fishing - and home to the quirky, historic Perky Bat Tower.
Sugarloaf Key at a Glance#
Local Time
8:55 PM
GMT-4
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Known for: backcountry paddling and off-beat history.
Don’t miss: kayaking the mangrove creeks, kiteboarding the flats, sport fishing, and the historic Perky Bat Tower.
When to go: year-round; winter for the calmest waters.
Sugarloaf Key’s 1929 Perky Bat Tower was built to house bats to control mosquitoes - but the bats flew off and never returned.