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How to See Key Deer on Florida's Big Pine Key

Published on January 16, 2025

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Hundreds of Plants, Dozens of Rare Animals, and One Stop Sign—This Florida Island Is a Nature Lover’s Dream

Big Pine Key could as easily be called Little Deer Key. After all, the roughly 10-square-mile island, 30 miles east of Key West in Florida is known for being home to North America’s smallest deer species, the Key deer, which live here and on several other surrounding islands...

Nine miles west of Big Pine Key, on Little Torch Key, Parmer’s Resort has both standard hotel rooms and freestanding cottages right on the water. The property offers boat tours, snorkeling, and fishing trips from its on-site marina.

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