Mound Key Archaeological State Park
About
Mound Key Archaeological State Park is a 120-acre state park in Florida, about 3 miles from the town of Fort Myers Beach. It is managed by Florida's state park agency, State Park and Recreation. The most comfortable time to visit is winter into early spring. A nearby weather station records typical average highs of about 75°F in January and 80°F in March, with far fewer wet days than the summer months, when highs reach about 91°F and rain falls on roughly 19 days a month. Big Carlos Pass, a climbing area, sits about 1.6 miles away. The Mangrove Loop hike is about 5 miles off.
Park size
120 acres
Location
Mound Key Archaeological State Park
Florida
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Nov–Apr. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 75–85°F and lows of 54–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Ft Myers Sw Fl Rgnl Ap, FL weather station, 10 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan75° high54° low
- Feb78° high56° low
- Mar80° high59° low
- Apr85° high63° low
- May88° high68° low
- Jun90° high73° low
- Jul91° high75° low
- Aug91° high76° low
- Sep90° high75° low
- Oct86° high69° low
- Nov81° high63° low
- Dec77° high58° low
Where it is
- Mound Key Archaeological State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Fort Myers Beach, Florida · 3.1 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Big Carlos PassRock climbing1.6 mi
- Mangrove LoopHiking5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)