Yankee Freedom Dry Tortugas Ferry

Key West's only ferry to Fort Jefferson and Dry Tortugas National Park

The Yankee Freedom is the official ferry to Dry Tortugas National Park, a cluster of remote islands roughly 70 miles west of Key West reachable only by boat or seaplane. The catamaran departs Key West's Historic Seaport each morning, crossing open water to Fort Jefferson — a massive 19th-century coastal fortress standing alone on Garden Key — before returning the same evening. A breakfast snack, box lunch, snorkeling equipment and the park entrance fee are included, along with a narrated tour of the fort itself.