Now a park. Egmont Key is an island in the mouth of Tampa Bay that is only accessable by boat. There is a ferry and boats can be chartered to explore the island. The two ends are wildlife sanctuarys.
Foot traffic is the only way to explore.
Hurricanes are slowly destroying the ruins of old Fort Dade. 137 year old Light house, Ruins of Ft Dade, various ruins through out the island Fort Dade was an old miltary outpost on Egmont Key that is a relic from the Spanish American War. Being a sister fort to Fort Desoto it saw little to no action. The island was used as a Seminole prison at one time. When troops were stationed there they enjoyed tennis courts, baseball, a movie theatre, and a gymnasium.