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Parks in Miami (12 P) Pages in category "Parks in Miami-Dade County, Florida" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Haulover Park is a 177-acre (72 ha) urban park owned and operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, located in metropolitan Miami, just north of Bal Harbour, Florida. The park is located on a shoal between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, just north of the Broad Causeway (SR 922) and Collins Avenue.
In 1940 the Matheson family donated 808.8 acres (327.3 ha) of their land to Dade County (now Miami-Dade County) for a public park. In return, county commissioner Charles H. Crandon promised that the county would build a causeway to Key Biscayne. World War II delayed construction, but the causeway opened in 1947.
There is a mostly nominal admission to nearly all Florida's state parks, although separate fees are charged for the use of cabins, marinas, campsites, etc. Florida's state parks offer 3,613 family campsites, 186 cabins, thousands of picnic tables, 100 miles (160 km) of beaches, and over 2,600 miles (4,200 km) of trails.
Parks: Everglades National Park is open. Florida state parks are open, including Oleta River State Park in Northeast Miami-Dade and Bill Baggs State Park in Key Biscayne.
Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department: Website: Tropical Park: Tropical Park is a 275-acre (1.11 km 2) urban park in metropolitan Miami, Florida.
The parcel for the Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park and Campground (and Zoo Miami) was acquired in 1974 as part of a 1,010-acre land transfer from the U.S. government to Miami-Dade County. [17] Following the death of his parents, in late 1976, Carl Thompson lobbied the Miami-Dade County Commission to name the park after his parents.
This park is operated by Miami-Dade County Parks and Open Spaces Department. The park attracts more than 50,000 visitors per year because of its unique agricultural environment. The garden features more than 500 different types of international exotic fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices.