Green Businesses
Choose Businesses That Care for the Keys
The natural beauty of the Florida Keys is part of what makes being here so special. Across the island chain, local businesses are taking steps to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and help protect the waters and ecosystems around them.
You can be part of that effort. Use the listings below to find accommodations, restaurants, marinas, dive operators, fishing guides and other businesses recognized for environmentally responsible practices.
Find Green Businesses in the Florida Keys
Ready to make your trip a little greener? Browse the businesses below and use the filters to find participating places to stay, eat, dock, dive, and fish.
Green Lodging
Rest easy knowing your stay can make a difference. Florida Green Lodging properties are recognized for efforts to conserve resources such as water and energy and reduce waste. Look for the Green Lodging leaf when choosing where to stay in the Keys.
Blue Star Operators
Heading out on or under the water? Choose a Blue Star-certified dive operator or fishing guide. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Blue Star program recognizes operators that help visitors enjoy diving, snorkeling and fishing while following practices that safeguard the Keys’ marine resources.
Clean Marinas
A day on the water starts at the dock. Clean Marina businesses help make environmentally responsible boating part of the Florida Keys experience. Use the listings below to find participating marinas throughout the island chain.
Ocean Friendly Restaurants
Make your next meal a little friendlier to the ocean. Ocean Friendly Restaurants are recognized for making choices designed to reduce waste and support healthier oceans.
Skip the Stuff
Sometimes less really is more. Restaurants and food trucks participating in Skip the Stuff help reduce single-use waste by providing items such as plastic utensils, straws and condiment packets only when customers ask for them.
Visitors can help, too. Simply say “no thanks” to the extras you don’t need.
Plastic Free Key West
Plastic Free Key West celebrates Key West businesses taking action to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, single-use plastics. Participating businesses make voluntary commitments to reduce plastic use through more sustainable choices.
Protect Our Seagrass
Seagrass beds are part of what makes Florida Keys waters so special. They also need a little help from boaters. Propellers can damage shallow seagrass beds, leaving scars behind. Check tide and navigational charts before you head out, and steer clear of shallow areas. A handy local reminder is: “Brown, brown, run aground. Blue, blue, sail on through."
Filters
Islamorada
Mangrove Marina
Full-service marina in Tavernier offering wet slips, dry storage, houseboat rentals & resort amenities in a protected mangrove setting.
Key Largo
Amoray Dive Resort
Amoray Dive Resort: Dive into adventure and relax in stunning Key Largo bayside rooms.
Weddings Max
60
Meetings Max
60
Key West
Fury Water Adventures
Catamarans, parasails, jet skis and a glass bottom boat, running from several docks around Key West including the Historic Seaport and Opal Key. They also rent the golf carts and bikes for the part of the trip that happens on land.
Islamorada
Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina
Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina: A full‑service, top‑tier marina in Islamorada’s Founders Park — safe slips, fuel, and amenities for the boating life in the Florida Keys.
Marathon
Porky's Bayside Restaurant and Marina
Waterfront BBQ, seafood & sushi with island vibes in Marathon
Key West
Namaste' Eco Excursions
Namaste’ ECO-Excursions delivers immersive, eco-focused reef and mangrove snorkeling adventures in Key West—small-group, “citizen science” tours with expert guides, coral assessments, and hands-on ecology presentations.
Key West
The Green Pineapple
The Green Pineapple — eco-conscious lifestyle boutique & wellness café in the heart of Key West.
Key West
Irish Kevin's
Irish Kevin’s in Key West is a legendary Duval Street bar known for its live music, hilarious entertainment, and lively crowd.
Marathon
City of Marathon Marina
The city runs the mooring field in Boot Key Harbor, about as protected a spot as a boat can find in the Middle Keys, with the dinghy dock, showers and laundry open around the clock. Sombrero Reef is four miles straight out the front door.
Marathon
Grassy Flats Resort & Beach Club
Eco-friendly boutique resort in the Florida Keys with oceanfront dining, water sports, and unique "olde Florida" charm.
Key West
Daily Plan-It
Creative event planning and destination management in Key West for unforgettable experiences.
Key West
Tavern N Town
Tavern N Town Key West offers upscale dining with island-inspired dishes, premium steaks, and fresh seafood in a sophisticated atmosphere.
Islamorada
Yabba Charters
Experience world‑class sport fishing in the Florida Keys aboard Yabba Dabba Doo Charters in Islamorada, where expert Captain James and his crew guide anglers of all levels to mahi‑mahi, sailfish, tuna and more.
Key Largo
Marina Del Mar Resort and Marina
Marina Del Mar Resort & Marina is a waterfront resort in Key Largo featuring pet-friendly rooms, deep-water marina slips, pools, and on-site dining.
Marathon
Hawks Cay Resort
Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key offers pools, a saltwater lagoon, marina adventures, dining, spa services and recreation in the Middle Florida Keys.
Meetings Max
450
Total Space
20000 sq ft
Largest Room
5733 sq ft
