Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park

Preserve, southeastern Florida, U.S. Located 20 mi (32 km) south of Miami, with an area of 172,925 acres (70,035 hectares), it consists mostly of coral reef and water containing some 33 keys that form a north-to-south chain separating Biscayne Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. It is noted for a wide variety of sea life. Authorized as Biscayne National Monument in 1968, it became a national park in 1980.

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Biscayne National Park

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Address: 9700 SW 328th St
Homestead, FL 33033
Phone: 305-230-1144;
Fax: 305-230-1190;
Web: www.nps.gov/bisc/
Size: 172,971 acres.
Established: Authorized as Biscayne National Monument on October 18, 1968; redesigned and enlarged on June 28, 1980.
Location: Convoy Point (park headquarters and visitor center) is located 9 miles east of Homestead, Florida, on SW 328 Street.
Facilities: Campgrounds (only accessible by boat), picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), boat tours and rentals.
Activities: Camping, hiking, swimming, boating, canoeing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, glass bottom boat tours (é), snorkeling and dive trips, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Subtropical islands form a north-south chain, with Biscayne Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The park protects interrelated marine systems including the longest stretch of mangrove forest left on Florida's east coast, bay communities, more than 40 of the Florida Keys, and a portion of the world's third-longest living coral reef.

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