Haulover Beach Park
Bal Harbour north of Miami Beach
Haulover Beach Park on Collins Avenue about 10 miles north of South Beach is one of Florida's last remaining wild sections of beachfront. It's a good place to fly a...
- Nude beach
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3rd Street Beach
South Beach, Miami Beach
Third Street Beach towards the southern tip of South Beach is in an affluent condo neighborhood dubbed SoFi (south of Fifth) where Joe's Stone Crab is a culinary...
- Public beach
Oleta RiverState Park
North Miami
The Oleta River State Park on Biscayne Bay in North Miami is the state's largest urban park with off-road bicycle trails, canoeing, kayaking, salt-water fishing and...
- Public beach
- Water sport & adventure
- Walking
- Playground
- Outdoor Adventure
- Bicycle
Matheson Hammock & Marina
Old Culter
The 630-acre Matheson Hammock & Marina is a prime kiteboarding destination with hiking trails, boating school and a man-made atoll for swimming in Biscayne Bay....
- Public beach
- Playground
- Park
- Water sport & adventure
- Walking
- Bicycle
12th Street Gay Beach
South Beach, Miami Beach
Just north of Lummus Park at 12th Street and Ocean Drive is the LGBTQ beach where the big Gay Pride events take place. Look for the rainbow flags on the sand and the...
- Public beach
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Key Biscayne
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park covers 400 acres at the southern end of Key Biscayne. With more than a mile of unspoiled Atlantic Beach, it ranks among the best...
- Public beach
- Walking
- Park
- Museum
- Bicycle
Crandon Park
Key Biscayne
This family-friendly Crandon Park Beach on Key Biscayne is crowded with picnicking locals on weekends but all but deserted during the week when it is a favorite...
- Public beach
- Water sport & adventure
- Water fun
- Walking
- Playground
- Park
- Fun & games
Lummus Park
South Beach, Miami Beach
Lummus Park, 74 acres of swaying palms, white sands and palm-thatched beach huts, stretches along the Atlantic Ocean between 5th and 15th Street. A favorite backdrop...
- Public beach
- Playground
- Fun & games
- Bicycle
- Walking
Miami Beach Central
mid-Miami Beach
Miami Beach Central, that stretch of beach roughly between Lincoln Road and the Fontainbleu, has less action than South Beach but is good for strolling, jogging and...
- Public beach
Miami Beach North
Miami Beach south of Surfside
The farther from South Beach, the more tranquil the beach as can be seen in Miami Beach North between 46th Street and 78th Street and beyond. The beach seems even...
- Public beach
North Shore Open Space Park
Miami Beach south of Surfside
No high-rises shade the beach at the North Shore Open Space Park between Miami Beach and Surfside. The uncrowded stretch between 78th St. and 88th Terr. has picnic...
- Public beach
Sunny Isles Beach
Sunny Isles oceanfront
Sunny Isles Beach with a row of condominium resorts along its two miles of pristine sand likes to be known as Florida's Riviera, but getting to the beach may be a...
- Public beach
Surfside Beach
Surfside oceanfront
Surfside Beach is between Miami Beach and Bal Harbour. It's a mile of broad silky sand between 88th and 96th Street where not much is happening except lazy beach...
- Public beach
Virginia Key Beach
Virginia Key
Virginia Key, a barrier island connected to the mainland by Rickenbacker Causeway, is better known as the home of the Seaquarium than for its mile-long historic...
- Public beach
- Water sport & adventure
- Walking
- Playground
- Natural Attraction
- Hiking
- Bicycle
