Biscayne National Park - Florida

Address:9700 SW 328 Street
Homestead, Florida
Tel: (305) 230-7275

At the largest marine park in the National Parks System (with nearly 95% of the park covered in water) you'll need your bathing suit and goggles to get the full experience. Biscayne is home to some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling in the United States thanks to living coral reefs, vibrant tropical fish, and shimmering sands. The coral reefs are 3-5 miles offshore from the park's islands (the Florida Keys). Glass bottom boat tour excursions are wildly popular for those who left the family kayak or canoe at home.
Lush green mangrove forests hugging the 14 miles of the park's Western edge are crucial to the park's ecosystem. Biscayne provides shelter for hundreds of different plant and animal species, including dozens listed as threatened or endangered.
The park's human history dates back thousands of years as well. Elliot Key, the park's largest island, includes an archeological district and Boca Chita Key houses ten historic structures.

Even the 10,000 year human history of the place reflects its temperamental nature. Idyllic vignettes of a Tequesta Indian man free-diving for conch from a dugout canoe, or a Bahamian woman watching the sunset across a tidal creek after a hard day's work contrast with violent shipwrecks, acts of piracy, and a long, hard struggle for environmental protection. We invite you to use this website as a way to test the waters, and hope that you will plan a visit to immerse yourself in the many moods of Biscayne National Park.