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Dry Tortugas National Park
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Dry Tortugas National Park is open year-round

The following limitations apply to specific areas within the park boundary:

Garden Key is open year round 24 hours a day.

Ft. Jefferson, on Garden Key, is open year-round from sunrise to sunset.

Loggerhead Key is open to day visitors year round from sunrise to sunset. All other facilities on the island, including Loggerhead Lighthouse are closed to the public.

Bush Key is open to visitors October 15th to January 15th from sunrise to sunset.

Hospital Key, and Long Key are closed year round and visitors should remain 100 feet offshore of all closed islands.

Middle and East Keys are open to visitors October 16 to March 31 from sunrise to sunset.

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Dr. Samuel Mudd

Did You Know?
Fort Jefferson served for a time as a remote prison facility. One of its most famous inmates was none other than Dr. Samuel Mudd, who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth following the assassination of President Lincoln. Mudd was incarcerated on the Dry Tortugas for only four years, from 1865 to 1869.
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Last Updated: December 14, 2011 at 13:13 MST