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Florida Bay trip planner
Pick your Florida Bay stops and dates. You'll see the drive time for every leg — Cape Coral to Homestead, down the park road to Flamingo, then back out to Key Largo — plus events during your trip.
Your stops, in driving order
Your drive
- Cape Coral → Homestead177 mi · 2 hr 46 min
Total: 177 miles · about 2 hr 46 min of driving
Open the whole route in Google MapsMiles and times are from Google's driving routes without traffic, checked 2026-10-10. The Flamingo leg is the Everglades park road — no gas or food past the entrance, so fill up in Homestead.
Events Fri, Jan 29 – Fri, Jan 29
- Homestead Championship Rodeo (78th)Homestead · Jan 29–31, 2027 · Fri gates 6 PM, show 8 PM · Sat–Sun gates noon, show 2 PM"Doc" DeMilly Rodeo Arena, 1034 NE 8th St · Source · Homestead guide
Dates TBC
- Redland Summer Fruit Festival · Homestead · Dates TBC — may or may not fall in your trip
- Birding Bonanza ranger bird walk (dry season) · Flamingo · Dates TBC — may or may not fall in your trip
Event dates checked 2026-10-10 from organizers and official pages. See the full Florida Bay events list.
Each stop's guide
- Homestead177 mi · 2 hr 46 min from homeTown guideMapHistory
Continuing down the Keys? Use the Keys trip planner, or see the ready-made Florida Bay route and the Florida Bay events page.