Little Crawl Key · Florida Keys · Est. Chapter 2026
WAISTDEEP
A quarter mile of turquoise flat, a grass field to rig on, and the best winter wind between Miami and Key West. Buy your park entry here and drive straight past the gate line.
1,200 FT OF ATLANTIC BEACH · OPEN 8AM TO SUNDOWN, 365 DAYS · 28 BEACHFRONT CAMPSITES · RIDE 300 FT OFF THE SHORELINE · PRIME SEASON NOVEMBER TO APRIL · SANDBAR A QUARTER MILE EAST AT LOW TIDE · 1,200 FT OF ATLANTIC BEACH · OPEN 8AM TO SUNDOWN, 365 DAYS · 28 BEACHFRONT CAMPSITES · RIDE 300 FT OFF THE SHORELINE · PRIME SEASON NOVEMBER TO APRIL · SANDBAR A QUARTER MILE EAST AT LOW TIDE ·
Skip the gate
On a forecast weekend the entrance queue backs onto the Overseas Highway while the wind is already filling in. We buy your pass before you leave the house.
PARK ENTRY
Curry Hammock State Park · Admit as issued
Walk-in or BicyclePer person, valid day of purchase
park 2.50 incl. tax
3.50
Vehicle — Driver OnlySingle occupant or motorcycle
park 5.00 incl. tax
6.00
Vehicle — 2 to 8 PeopleOne carload, gear and all
park 9.00 incl. tax
10.00
Annual — IndividualOne named rider, all 175 state parks, 12 months. Guests with you enter at 2 dollars a head
state 60.00 plus tax
62.00
Annual — FamilyUp to eight people in one vehicle, 12 months
state 120.00 plus tax
122.00
ONE CHECKOUTPark fee, a World Wind Sports service fee of 2.1 percent, and card processing. That is the entire bill — nothing appears at checkout that is not printed on this page.Buy nowNot sure which? Ask a local
Keys parks collect sales tax on entry even from annual pass holders. Entry is never guaranteed once the park reaches capacity — a state rule, not ours; refunds are handled by the park at 1-800-326-3521 and we will help you chase it. You can absolutely buy these yourself at the ranger station. The queue is the product.
Things to do
TWELVE HUNDRED FEET OF SOMETHING TO DO
Kiteboarding is why most of us are here. It is nowhere near the only reason to come.
Straight answers on what the park provides, what we provide, and what you need to bring yourself.
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Kayaks & tandems — park concessionRented on site by the hour. Walk up at the day use area; availability is first come, first served on a windy weekend.
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Guided mangrove paddle — ranger ledRoughly every other Friday morning, alternating with Long Key. Weather and tide dependent, so call ahead.
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Kite gear — bring your ownThe park has never rented kites and does not now. Bring it, or talk to us and we will sort you out before you drive down.
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Lessons & coaching — through usChapter instructors on the water. Message a local and we will match you with someone for your level and the day's wind.
B
Booties — bring themSharp rock, urchins and coralline algae in patches. Nobody sells them at the gate.
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Shade, water and ice — bring itThere is no store in the park. Marathon is the last stop for anything you forgot.
The Water
A LAGOON THAT DOES HALF THE TEACHING
Ocean side of US 1, eleven miles west of Long Key. The bottom stays waist deep for a quarter mile out, the surf is modest, the current is weak, and when the tide drops a sandbar surfaces east of the point that you can stand on in the middle of the Atlantic.
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THE FLAT
It is the reason riders drive three hours from Miami for a single day, and the reason first-timers who would be terrified anywhere else are riding by the afternoon. Nothing about this water punishes a mistake.
Launch and land in the day use area only, then ride three hundred feet off the shoreline — including past the fence on the campground side.
NOV — APRThe seasonCold fronts stack up one behind another and the east side lights up for days at a time. Camping books eleven months out; the rest of us ride the cancellation list.
E / SEThe money directionCross-onshore, clean, and it runs the full length of the beach. Northeast behind a front comes in strong and gusty close to shore.
LOW TIDESandbar out eastDrops the whole flat to standing depth and exposes a bar a quarter mile east of the point. High tide is deeper and softer if you are sending jumps.
JUN — NOVHurricane seasonLight, hot, and better for snorkelling, paddling and birding than for kites. Watch the park's closure notices when something spins up.
8AM — SUNDOWNEvery single dayThe park does not close. Gates open at eight; you are expected off the water and out by sundown, and rangers mean it.
Local Beta
WHAT NOBODY TELLS YOU
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Wear the bootiesPatches of sharp rock, sea urchins and coralline algae. Not a dealbreaker, but learning barefoot here is a bad afternoon.
02
The marl is slickThat mud at the water's edge will put you on your back with a kite in the air. Walk your gear in slowly.
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Roll your linesVolunteers run the loop in golf carts and they do not see line on grass. Roll up whenever you are not flying.
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Rig on the grassThe field behind the beach is why people drive down. No sand in your bridles, no grinding in your bar.
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Arrive early on a forecastThe park fills. Capacity closes the gate on everyone, pass in hand or not.
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No kite rental on siteThe park rents kayaks, never kites. Bring your own or arrange it through us before you drive down.
See it first
A WORKING WIND DAY
Camping
THE HARDEST RESERVATION IN THE KEYS
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28 SITES · $36 A NIGHT
Gravel pads with twenty, thirty and fifty amp power, water, picnic table, charcoal grill, and hammock posts already set. Beach access between sites thirteen and fifteen, a handful with ocean views, accessible bathhouse with hot showers, dump station. No laundry.
Thirty-six dollars a night plus tax for beachfront in the Keys is absurd, which is why residents book eleven months ahead and the good weeks vanish the morning they open.
Cancellations happen constantly — they just never stay open long enough for a human refreshing a page to catch one. That is the part we solve.
Curry Hammock protects a group of islands in the Middle Keys — mangrove swamp, seagrass beds, rockland hammock, and one of the largest surviving stands of Florida thatch palm in the country. Every autumn the Keys funnel migrating raptors straight over this park, and the count here is among the best in North America.
Straight answers
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK AT THE GATE
01Why buy through you instead of at the entrance?
Because on a windy Saturday the queue at the ranger station is the difference between riding and watching. We buy on your behalf, it arrives on your phone, you drive in. You could absolutely do it yourself — the convenience is the whole product and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
02How long is a day pass good for?
The calendar day you bought it, and no longer. Every visit is a separate purchase. If you are here most weekends the annual pass is cheaper before the end of the second month.
03Does the park rent kiteboarding gear?
No — kayaks, tandem kayaks and guided mangrove paddles roughly every other Friday morning, weather and tide permitting. Anything with a kite on it, you bring it or you arrange it through us.
04Where exactly can I launch?
Launch and land in the day use area only, then ride at least three hundred feet off the shoreline including past the fence on the campground side. Those rules exist so kiters, swimmers and campers can share twelve hundred feet of beach without anyone getting hurt.
05Can you book my campsite for me?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. You book with the state yourself, in your own name. What we do is watch the availability calendar and alert you the moment something frees up — which is the part that actually costs people their trip.
06What if the park is full when I arrive?
Entry is not guaranteed at capacity, pass or no pass. That is the state's rule and it applies to everyone equally. Refunds go through the park on 1-800-326-3521, and we will help you chase it.
07Who are you, exactly?
World Wind Sports — a rider community rebuilt around local chapters at real launch spots, each with named host riders. This is the Curry Hammock chapter. We are not the Florida Park Service and we do not operate the park.
Buddy Club
TEN DOLLARS A MONTH
Nobody ages out. Nobody rides alone.
PASSES AT COSTNo service fee on any park pass, day or annual, for as long as you are a member.
CAMPSITE ALERTSThe moment a site opens at Curry Hammock your phone goes off. Not a daily digest — the moment.
SESSION DAYA standing spot on the monthly chapter ride. Show up alone, leave with a crew.
