| Boot Key | |
| Nickname: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#Caribbean |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Boot Key |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico |
| Archipelago: | Florida Keys |
| Waterbody: | Florida Straits |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Florida |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Monroe |
Boot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys[1] located adjacent to Key Vaca. Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida, United States. The island is largely undeveloped. A draw bridge that once connected the island to Key Vaca was demolished by the city in 2010 after failing FDOT's inspection.[2]
"Boot Key has been protected from development since 2011 by NOAA’s Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program."[3]
Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a 38acres tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts Radio Marti.[4] These broadcasts consist of anti-communist news and information directed towards residents of Cuba, in an attempt to support opposition against the Cuban government.[5]
A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.[6]
It is in the Monroe County School District. It is zoned to Stanley Switick Elementary School (K-8) in Marathon.[7]