Smathers Beach is the largest beach on Key West it is approximately half a mile long and is located on the south side of the island. The most notable event to take place on this beach was on September 2, 2013, when long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad arrived on Smathers Beach after swimming 110 miles from Havana, Cuba. It was the first time a person had ever swam from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.
Smathers is a beautiful beach but it’s not what most people are looking for when they are booking an island getaway. This beach was man made many years ago and is still maintained with sand from the Bahamas.
