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Haulover Beach Park is a 1.4 mile-long Miami-Dade County beachfront park with a 0.4 mile designated clothing-optional area that was established by South Florida Free Beaches July 14, 1991. Parking $6 per car. Open approx. sunrise to sunset. Please note that on weekdays the direct entrance to the north parking lot is usually closed, but the lot can be accessed thru the boat ramp entrance immediately south. If the north lot is full, go to lot #1.

Explore Haulover's naturist beach: (4 minute video)



features & amenities: lifeguards; showers; restroom; food & drink stand; chair & umbrella rentals.

prohibited: glass containers; pets; entry into dunes; nudity outside posted area; misdemeanor lewd behavior (FS 800.03) or felony lascivious offenses (FS 800.04) anywhere.

→ Review park rules & naturist beach etiquette ←

handicapped access: Parking is free for persons with handicapped tags or plackards. The small lot east of the road by the lifeguard headquarters has 9 handicapped spaces, and fills early on weekends. Persons with disabilities parking in the lots west of the road may require assistance to negotiate the stairs from the pedestrian underpasses.

Note: "Borrowing" handicapped identification you are not entitled to is illegal and carries a hefty fine.

— NOW AVAILABLE —
Deming Design wheelchair            amphibious MobiChair  

Reserve a beach wheelchair by calling Ocean Rescue
(Lifeguards) at 786-336-6990.

→ Additional ADA info on B.E.A.C.H.E.S. website ←


DRIVING DIRECTIONS ONLINE

Please note the tagged location on the map is the park main office, about one-half mile south of the naturist area: 10800 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour, FL, 33154.


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RECOMMENDED ROUTES

(left/right comments refer to driver's orientation)

From the North:

  • Take I-95 south
  • Exit East (left) onto Ives Dairy Rd; go 1.2 miles to route end, where road slopes up to Biscayne Blvd. Get into right lane well before you approach end because there is a barricade separating the right turn lane.
  • Turn South (right) onto Biscayne Blvd (US-1); go 2.2 miles.
  • Turn East (left) onto SR 826 (Sunny Isles Blvd); go 1.6 miles to route end.
  • Turn South (right) onto Collins Ave (Rt. A1A); go 0.8 mile to first parking lot on right.

From the South:
  • Take I-95 (off map) or US-1 north.
  • Exit East (right) onto NW 125 St (SR 922) across Broad Cswy (toll) to Collins Ave (route end).
  • Turn North (left) onto Collins Ave (Rt. A1A); drive 1.4 miles through Bal Harbour and across bridge to Haulover North Parking Lot.
  • If North Lot is full, double back to Parking Lot #1.

Bus Routes running past Haulover Park:

108 (H)—South Beach to North Miami Beach
111 (K)—Downtown Miami to Diplomat Mall (Hollywood)
119 (S)—Downtown Miami to Aventura Mall
For details & route maps go to the MetroBus Website
and enter the route numbers.

 

→ Read the history of SFFB & Haulover Beach ←  (PDF)

→ Photo history of SFFB & Haulover Beach ←  


"Haulover" — the name

Before a storm in the early 20th century opened Baker's Cut to the south of the park, this was the easiest place in the area to haul boats over between the Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway.

 

Haulover Beach Park LODGING INFO...

visit the
B.E.A.C.H.E.S. website
for suggested lodging.

We also recommend the
Sunny Isles Beach
Tourism Council website

for Sunny Isles hotels north of Haulover.