Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area occupies approximately the southern third of the island of Key Biscayne, at coordinates 25°40′25″N 80°09′34″W. This park includes the Cape Florida Light, the oldest standing structure in Greater Miami. In 2005, it was ranked as having the 8th best beach in the country, and in 2013 Forbes ranked it at 7th.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Entryway
Sea grapes at the park
Interpretive kiosk and building
Key Biscayne is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and southeast of Miami. The key is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, originally built in 1947.
Aerial view of Key Biscayne in 1999
U.S. Coast Survey Base Marker
The beach at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne in February 2008
The Miami Open tennis tournament was held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne from 1987 until 2019 when it moved to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.