French Reef
★★★★☆
(2,927)
French Reef is a Sanctuary Protected Area located about seven miles southeast of Key Largo. It ranges in depth from about fifteen feet to forty feet. It’s known for having winding channels and a plethora of fun swim throughs.
The dive guides like to say, “If you haven’t been lost on French, you haven’t dove French.“ While it’s challenging to navigate, it offers a large variety of wildlife and coral.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
245 Sightings
J
15
F
11
M
12
A
16
M
29
J
23
J
35
A
26
S
29
O
13
N
19
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
157 Sightings
J
9
F
3
M
13
A
13
M
18
J
14
J
18
A
15
S
12
O
10
N
20
D
12
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
50 Sightings
J
6
F
3
M
9
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
11
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
25 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
310 Sightings
J
12
F
4
M
19
A
23
M
46
J
40
J
44
A
36
S
25
O
19
N
20
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
260 Sightings
J
11
F
6
M
16
A
19
M
30
J
30
J
43
A
26
S
24
O
16
N
16
D
23
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
165 Sightings
J
8
F
4
M
9
A
12
M
14
J
18
J
25
A
28
S
20
O
12
N
15
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
143 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
8
A
11
M
16
J
13
J
21
A
17
S
14
O
11
N
18
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
128 Sightings
J
7
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
17
J
20
J
23
A
17
S
11
O
0
N
15
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
95 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
17
J
17
J
14
A
11
S
11
O
0
N
9
D
8
