Biscayne National Park

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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