Adams Key is an island at the northern part of the upper

Florida Keys The Florida Keys are a coral island, coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami a ...

Biscayne National Park Biscayne National Park is a national park of the United States located south of Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. The park preserves Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs. Ninety-five percent of the park is water, and the shore of th ...

. It is in

Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami-Dade County () is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous coun ...

. It is located west of the southern tip of

Elliott Key Elliott Key is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys (those 'keys' which are ancient coral reefs lifted above the present sea level), and the largest key north of Key Largo. It is located entirely within Biscayne National Park, in Miami-Dade ...

, on the north side of Caesar Creek in the lower part of

Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is large ...

. The key is only accessible by boat, and overnight docking is prohibited.

History

The earlier name for this island was ''Cocolobo Key''. It was the site of the

Cocolobo Cay Club The Cocolobo Cay Club, later known as the Coco Lobo Club, was a private club on Adams Key in what is now Biscayne National Park, Florida. It was notable as a destination for the rich and the politically well-connected. Four presidents (Warren G. ...

,Fodor's South Florida 2013: With Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and the Keys - Fodor's
p. 144. a private resort. Everything on the island, including the still-standing buildings of the club, was destroyed in 1992 when

Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Andrew was a compact, but very powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures dama ...

passed almost directly over Adams Key. It was named Adams' Key on U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey of 1862. According to the local legends, the island served as a base for "Black Caesar", a pirate."Key Names" Florida Keys Gazetteer

References

Islands of the Florida Keys Uninhabited islands of Miami-Dade County, Florida Biscayne National Park Islands of Florida {{monroeCountyFL-geo-stub