San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = San Pedro State Underwater Archaelogical Preserve State Park
iucn_category = V

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locator_x = 235
locator_y = 171
location = Monroe County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Islamorada, Florida
lat_degrees = 24
lat_minutes = 51
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 48
long_direction = W
area =
established = April 1, 1989
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governing_body = National Park Service/Florida Department of Environmental Protection

San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park located in convert|18|ft|m of water, approximately convert|1.25|nmi|km south of Indian Key. It became the second Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it opened to the public in 1989. The heart of the park is the San Pedro, a submerged shipwreck from a 1733 Spanish flotilla, around which visitors can dive and snorkel. The wreck was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 2001.

Recreational Activities

Activities include boating, canoeing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing and swimming.

Hours

References and external links

* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/sanpedro/default.cfm San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park] at [http://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
* [http://www.abfla.com/parks/SanPedro/sanpedro.html San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park] at [http://www.abfla.com Absolutely Florida]
* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPSANP&CU_ID=1 San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park] at [http://areas.wildernet.com Wildernet]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Monroe/state.html Monroe County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/Counties/Monroe.cfm Monroe County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/uwsanped.cfm San Pedro] at [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/index.cfm Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/flshipwrecks/ped.htm San Pedro] at [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/flshipwrecks Florida's Shipwrecks - 300 Years of Maritime History]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~scuba/san_pedro/index.html San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve] at [http://www.indiana.edu Indiana University]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/129shipwrecks/ "“The Spanish Treasure Fleets of 1715 and 1733: Disasters Strike at Sea”", a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]