Haulover Park
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Coordinates: 25°54′40″N 80°07′17″W / 25.911165°N 80.121324°W
Haulover Park is a regional park owned and operated by Miami-Dade County, Florida. The park is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, extending one and a half miles north from the Baker's Haulover Inlet. It is bordered on the north by the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The Village of Bal Harbour is across Baker's Haulover Inlet at the south end of the park. The park has a mile-and-a-half long beach, a marina, six tennis courts, and a nine-hole 27-par golf course. On the southern end of the park and east of the A1A highway are several picnic and barbecue areas. Parking is provided west of the A1A, and costs $5.00 on weekdays or $6.00 on weekends.
There is a State of Florida Historical Landmark Marker (over 50 years old) at the original Lighthouse Dock site dedicated on February 21, 2004 to the first charter-boat captains at the 1926-1951 dock. It is the only marker in the State of Florida for a fishing dock.
Inside the park is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long beach. The northern 0.4-mile (0.6 km) of the shoreline is a nude beach (clothing optional) that is now officially recognized and approved by the government of Miami-Dade County. It opens from about 7:00 am till dusk. 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.
Popularity is indicated by Park Dept. Director Jack Kardys' statement on Haulover Park (2009) that "$800,000 in parking revenue is directly attributable to users of the clothing optional beach."[1]
The beach is located near 10800 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida.
[edit] References
- County Park Department web site for Haulover Park - retrieved June 30, 2007
- Reference to nude beach at Haulover Park - retrieved June 30, 2007
- USGS Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report - Haulover Beach Park - retrieved June 30, 2007
- Historical Haulover page - retrieved June 30, 2007
- South Florida Free Beaches
- "You may encounter nude bathers" sign
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