Just wasn't what I was looking for in terms of activities today. The beach has a lot of algae & seaweed so it wasn't ideal for swimming. I saw some brave enough to go thru it but that's not my cup of tea. They do have kayak rentals here which is nice. It's smaller than I expected. I also couldn't find a trail & I thought I read somewhere there was one here. The staff at the guard gate was very friendly. They do accept credit cards to pay for parking. $4.50 for a single person, $5 per vehicle for 2 or more persons, & I don't remember the rest but you can find all prices on their website. There are some shaded areas with picnic tables. If you go right & follow the beach along it's really quiet & nice. Good for a picnic or reading a book but not for laying out. read more

Beautiful area to explore and spend a day. The large female ranger had no idea the state laws and was extremely rude, don't know how she's even employed at this beautiful park with such a bad attitude. read more

First time here and it was lovely. The water was great , nice park and restrooms by the beach area. You can kayak , hiking , fishing , campgrounds etc. I highly recommend it. Def coming back read more

Curry Hammock State Park - Our view - Parks Near Me - Marathon, Florida

We stay here for the whole week of mini season each July. The sites are large, clean and easy to get in and out of. The bathrooms are extremely nice for a state park. The toilets are waterless, which is weird at first, but you get used to it. The waste composts underneath. Don't choose a site close to the bathroom though. The camp ground had a nice beach. The water is very shallow and you can't get a boat up to it, but you can launch kayaks. The bottom is mucky, not great for swimming, but you can snorkel. They do not allow "outdoor appliances" like refrigerators or ac units. We have a unique cooler with taps for beer, that sometimes the hosts do give us a hard time about under that rule, but it is a non electric cooler, with ice. It's just huge. Most of the time the hosts are great. One year, the guy was a huge jerk and followed me into the women's restroom, while I was showing, to inform me that check out is at 1pm (it was 12:45). Other campers complained about him too, so hopefully he's not allowed back. Overall Curry Hammock is a great place to stay and very good value! read more

Very basic park for the price they offer with tons of mosquitos and other different bugs trying to get your soul, definitely can find something better than this one, my first and last time here. read more

This is a really nice campground/state park. We will stay here again. That said, there are some features I am not fond of. Lots of little information posts in the campground telling you about native vegetation & wildlife. Nice covered picnic areas at the public beach area. They rent kayaks but only for 2 hours at a time ($21) no full day price. But there are several places in Marathon that rent them for a full day. We rented a tandem one from "Wheels 2 go" for 24 hours for $49. We just threw it in the truck but they will deliver. The kayak turned out the be a life saver because the beach was gross. I know the keys beaches are not naturally sandy and they are full of seaweed but there is no way we could swim in the water off the beach without wading through at least 100 yards of muck first. We tried. So, do yourself a favor and get a kayak and paddle out to the giant sandbar that is only 1/4 mile off shore from the kayak launch. It's a smooth, calm distance. We did it with our 4 year old daughter between us easily. The sandbar is beautiful, clear, waist deep and clean. Lots of other people and boats out there too but not crowded. Pack a lunch and spend the day if you can stay in the sun that long. Campsites are great. Level gravel, grill, cement surrounded with eye hooks embedded into them could come in handy as tie downs, picnic table and two 6x6 posts with eye hooks for laundry drying line, hammock, etc. Some are more private, some closer to the water with partial views and some seem just out in the open. Small park I think there are only 28 sites. We were on site #2. I wanted one closer to the water but am very happy with where we are. It's more secluded. With our camper set up and the truck parked across the front of the site you almost have total privacy. Which came in very handy since I ended up showering behind our camper with the outdoor shower feature after the first night. This is the first campground out of probably a dozen we have been to where I have refused to use the bathroom facilities. They built the campground in 2004 so I think the idea was to be more eco friendly since they also have solar panels, which I can get behind. However, the bathrooms have composting toilets and are on the second floor so I don't know how much is accumulating down there but it's a giant black hole of stank. There are signs everywhere to keep the toilet lids closed. I can't imagine what it would be like if they were not. It smelled so bad I can't use the toilets or the showers. I used the shower the first night and between the smell and the water being so dreadfully hot that I was sweating while in the shower I refused to return. I think there was something wrong with that shower because the water was HOT even though I had it all the way to cold. I know the cold setting is going to be relative to the outside temperature but it was not. It was hot, heated water. This felt awful after being in the sun. So thankfully we had that secluded spot and I was able to take advantage of the outdoor shower without much fear of flashing the neighbors. But exclusively using the bathroom in the camper brought up another problem. There is no sewer on sites, just a dump station. We stayed here for a week and after day 5 our tanks were full. We don't have one of those rolling poop tanks to take to the dump site so I had to move the whole camper and dump it. I considered getting one but at $100 for something I probably won't use again I couldn't do it. Of more concern was where will I store it?? We don't have a lot of storage space and those things are big and gross. No thanks. We don't usually camp for more than 5 days at a time. So, this is a great campground that had some things that didn't work for us which may not be a problem for others. But overall we had a great time and it's a great place in a wonderful location. read more

Very quiet and secluded. Great to get away, lovely little beach and picnic areas. Kayak rentals and nice channels to use where you can spot iguanas. It's a very small park with few campground sites so it very intimate and meticulously maintained (so clean!). read more

Curry Hammock State Park - The camp site - Parks Near Me - Marathon, Florida

Great park with a little bit of sand to lay out on. Bathrooms were a plus! Water was clear and swimable but not the aqua blue as seen driving in. read more

Lovely kayaking. We saw all kinds of wildlife. The park rangers were friendly and very helpful. The beach and water are very pretty.

Don't waste your money or time here. $6.00 to get in and basically park our car and look at the beach which wasn't that nice. Go to Bahia Honda State Park instead! Beautiful there! read more

This state park is very nice and quiet. We rented kayaks and had a good time going around the island. I would recommend this place for those who like to go on their own . read more

We enjoyed our afternoon here. We did not camp, so I can't speak to those accommodations. Bathrooms were clean. We liked Sombrero Beach better, though. read more

Beautiful place! i stayed at the campgrounds for a week and it was one of the nicest campgrounds I've stayed at. New and clean facilities, awesome beach, rent kayaks! The main purpose of the trip was to do some kiteboarding, and it was epic! wind everyday with flat water. locals are super nice too read more

The park is small but lovely. There are several wooden tables under shade to picnic at. The water is clear, and there is an area that is a 1 foot deep natural kiddie pool. Our favorite aspect of the park was kayaking. $16 for a single or $20 for a double for 2 hours. My husband and I kayaked around the island, and there is a area to go through a long stretch of mangroves. We ended our little self guided tour by going out to the sandbar, with crystal clear water and a white sandy bottom, it was gorgeous. We highly recommend going! read more

Leaps and bounds better than the dumpy beaches at Bahia Honda, Curry Hammock State Park features a lovely, quiet beach teeming with cool fish and seating areas. read more

After stopping in no go traffic on the highway we decided to overnight at the park. For $43 for the night for full hookups and Oceanside it was great. Ocean was extremely shallow but didn't stop us from going in and floating. Check in was easy as the agent was helpful and friendly. All dogs were well behaved and owners were responsible. Great stay - can't wait to return. read more

Left the resort where we would have paid 65 pp to kayak in a pool, found this park where we paid $40 to rent two kayaks for two hours. You can kayak in the flat calm channels or go out off the beach. We even encountered a group of manatees! Easy rentals, launch point was right there, looked like there was some nice covered areas and playground and public bathrooms as well. Definitely recommend, amazing experience seeing the manatees! read more

Horrendous beach ever sucks so bad no one should camp there even it was free you couldn't get a hobo to stay if you payed him and in the morning you feel like you will die of methane it's so bad this beach sucks. Go to Bahia Honda! read more