Whether or not you consider Dry Tortugas the official U.S. landfall or not (we do), Hurricane Ian’s direct hit left a mark on the park. We’ve spent the last few days working on making Garden Key habitable again and documenting the damage the park sustained. We partially reopened to the public today and sea plane tours have resumed. The docks on Loggerhead and Garden Keys are damaged, so the ferry and private vessels will not be able to access the docks until significant repairs are made. Thank you to everyone sending us well wishes and support. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to make the park safe for staff and visitors. For more information on the South Florida National Parks, please read our press release: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/news/sofl-continues-rolling-reopening-oct-2.htm NPS photos ALT TEXT/CAPTION 1: An aerial view of the flooded parade ground inside of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key. Fortress brick walls surround a flooded grassy plaza with several trees and building structures. ALT TEXT/CAPTION 2: Misaligned wooden planks laid along the main dock at Garden Key. ALT TEXT/CAPTION 3: An aerial view of the missing dock at Loggerhead Key. Pairs of pilings stretching out from the beach shoreline without decking. ALT TEXT/CAPTION 4: An aerial view of Fort Jefferson's counterscarp. (Note: The breaches in the moat wall are from Hurricane Irma in 2017.) A brick fort on an island surrounded by ocean. #HurricaneIan #ParkALERT #DryTortugas #DryTortugasNationalPark #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque