Haulover Park in Florida
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika General , Miami / South Florida
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Haulover Beach at north Miami Beach © flickr.com – Infrogmation of New Orleans/cc-by-2.0
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Haulover Park is a 177-acre (72 ha)
urban park owned and operated by
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department , located in
metropolitan Miami , just north of
Bal Harbour , Florida. The park is located on a
shoal between the
Atlantic Ocean and
Biscayne Bay , just north of the
Broad Causeway (SR 922) and
Collins Avenue .
The Dade County Commission procured the beach front property in 1940 following a lobbying effort for a $2 million municipal bond ($36 million, in 2018 dollars) by county commissioner Charles H. Crandon for the purchases of northern Key Biscayne (what became Crandon Park ) and the beach north of Baker’s Haulover Inlet , then called Ocean Beach . Construction began on beach facilities in 1941, halted soon afterward due to funding holds following the onset of World War II. Work on the property resumed in 1945, and the park was renamed Haulover Park in January 1947, opening to the public the following year in late 1948.
Haulover Sandbar, North Miami and Haulover Inlet © flickr.com - Ines Hegedus-Garcia/cc-by-2.0
The northern 0.4-mile (0.6 km) of the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) shoreline is a
nude beach officially recognized and approved by the government of Miami-Dade County. The clothing-optional section was first designated by South Florida Free Beaches, a local naturist organization, in July 1991. The county at first tolerated but did not sanction the usage; it eventually allowed the installation of permanent signs marking the clothing-optional area, which were installed in December 1993. The clothing-optional area features lifeguards and a food and umbrella rental concession. It is the largest public nudist beach in the U.S. and attracts 1.3 million visitors per year.
The park features a marina, tennis courts, and an enclosed dog park. On the southern end of the park are several picnic recreational areas.
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MiamiAndBeaches.com – Haulover Park Beach and
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