Stock Island: Harbor, Art and Golf

Stock Island brings together a working harbor, art, a botanical garden, sports and a public golf course. This gives your search for a hotel on Stock Island a concrete sense of place—from the harbor and the water to art studios and golf.

Harbor, Water and Working Culture

Stock Island Marina Village has 288 slips and can accommodate vessels up to 450 feet long. The marina offers modern boat slips for short- and long-term stays. The waters off Stock Island are home to sheltered islands, coral reefs, fishing grounds and remote sandbars. The area’s maritime character therefore includes both a specific harbor facility and an offshore waterscape with a range of distinct features.

Stock Island is home to the region’s last remaining working waterfront for commercial fishermen and shrimpers. Fishing and the working harbor are therefore also part of the area’s character. The Docks is a locally operated restaurant on Stock Island, adding a specific restaurant name to its maritime and cultural themes.

Art in a Working Harbor

At Stockyard Studios’ working studios, visitors can watch woodworking, metalworking and mural painting take shape. The studios also combine community involvement with open-studio events and the character of an arts district in a working harbor. Here, art is presented both as a hands-on process and through community studio events.

Washed Up on Stock Island is a woodworking studio and exhibition space for driftwood sculptures, refinished furniture and art made from found materials. The two studio profiles have different focuses: Stockyard Studios emphasizes working processes and open-studio events, while Washed Up focuses on the combination of woodworking, exhibition and repurposed materials. Those interested in the arts scene can therefore find a range of specific focuses rather than a single general art theme.

Garden and Community Amenities

The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. GardenFest is an annual fundraiser benefiting the botanical garden. The event features all-day music, food and drinks, local arts and crafts, exotic and native plants for sale, and docent-led tours. If GardenFest is important to your travel plans, check the dates for your travel period.

Bernstein Park offers a different focus: its amenities include baseball, football and soccer fields, a community center, a playground and a fitness area. Unlike the garden, the emphasis here is on a combination of sports and community facilities. The park broadens the picture of Stock Island with amenities that are distinct from the harbor, studios and golf.

Golf on Stock Island

Key West Golf Club is a public golf course on Stock Island, right next to Key West. Rees Jones designed the course; it has 18 holes and a par of 70. For travelers who factor golf into their choice of area, both the design and the key course details are clearly stated. Its location is also clear: the golf club is on Stock Island and right next to Key West.

Which focus suits you best depends on which of these facets you want to shape your trip.

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