French Reef

★★★★☆ (2,882)

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

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

236 Sightings
J
10
F
10
M
12
A
16
M
29
J
23
J
35
A
26
S
29
O
13
N
19
D
14

Moray Eel

155 Sightings
J
7
F
3
M
13
A
13
M
18
J
14
J
18
A
15
S
12
O
10
N
20
D
12

Green Turtle

47 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
9
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
11
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Wrasse

29 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7

Parrotfish

302 Sightings
J
8
F
3
M
19
A
23
M
46
J
40
J
44
A
36
S
25
O
19
N
20
D
19

Angelfish

252 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
16
A
19
M
30
J
30
J
43
A
26
S
24
O
16
N
16
D
20

Nurse Shark

163 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
9
A
12
M
14
J
18
J
25
A
28
S
20
O
12
N
15
D
0

Stingrays

142 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
8
A
11
M
16
J
13
J
21
A
17
S
14
O
11
N
18
D
8

Butterfly Fish

117 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
17
J
20
J
23
A
17
S
11
O
0
N
15
D
14

Grouper/Basslets

96 Sightings
J
8
F
4
M
0
A
0
M
17
J
13
J
16
A
16
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
7