RV travel guide
Monroe County
County seat Key West, 982 sq mi across Florida. Everything an RV traveler should read before rolling in — where you can boondock, the roads worth the detour, and the local rule that actually matters.
The county in brief
A traveler's read on Monroe County
The Overseas Highway US-1 from Key Largo to Key West is the longest over-water road in the United States — 113 miles with 42 bridges totaling 19 miles of open-water span, anchored by the 7-Mile Bridge as the longest single segment. Monroe County's land area is the smallest at-sea-level county in the lower 48, with the highest natural elevation point at 18 ft above sea level on Windley Key.
Bahia Honda State Park at mile 37 holds the only RV-friendly state-park loop with a full-hookup section, with reservations opening 11 months ahead and selling out for the November-April snowbird season within hours. Key West (population 26,444) is the southernmost incorporated city in the contiguous US; the city ordinance prohibits any RV street parking and the only commercial RV options route to the city's two private campgrounds.
RV travel intelligence
Read the land before you roll in
The three things that shape an RV trip here — where you can boondock, the roads worth the detour, and the local rule that trips travelers up.
Dispersed camping
low
Low — mostly private or developed-only
Nearby National Park Service units
Everglades (western boundary) · Dry Tortugas · Biscayne (southern reach)
Scenic drives & state byways
Overseas Highway US-1 · Florida Keys Scenic Highway
Ordinance note for RV travelers
Monroe County Ordinance prohibits overnight RV parking on US-1 and any non-designated lot; Bahia Honda and Long Key state parks enforce 14-day max stay year-round.
Sourced & cited
Every fact traces to an official source
Population and land area from the US Census; ordinances and park adjacency from county.gov, the National Park Service, and the US Forest Service.
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Florida rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 7.00%
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — disclosure required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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