Skip to content
visitorfun
BusinessesGrow
Sport & OutdoorIconicFamily favorite

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

1200 S Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149 · Key Biscayne, FL

Why you should go…

Covering the southern third of Key Biscayne, this state park pairs more than a mile of Atlantic beach with the 1825 Cape Florida Lighthouse, the oldest standing structure in Miami-Dade County. Free lighthouse tours run Thursday through Monday mornings, and the climb rewards with sweeping views over Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic. Bike paths, kayak-friendly waters, and two waterfront cafés round out a full day. Entry is just $8 per vehicle, open 8am to sundown year-round.

  • #beach
  • #lighthouse
  • #state park
  • #key biscayne
  • #biking

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    Iconic

    Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

    $25–$50

    A 1916 Gilded Age bayfront villa with lavish European interiors and 10 acres of formal gardens on Biscayne Bay.

    6.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Eat & Drink
    Iconic

    Joe's Stone Crab

    $50+

    The 1913 South Beach institution where chilled stone crab claws, mustard sauce, and Key lime pie have drawn crowds for over a century.

    7.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

    $25–$50

    83 acres of rainforest, rare palms, butterflies and tropical blooms in one of the world's great botanic gardens.

    7.4 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Treetop Trekking Miami

    $50+

    A six-acre aerial adventure park inside Jungle Island with ziplines, rope bridges and obstacle courses.

    7.8 mi awayMore like this

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Shark Valley Tram Tours

    $25–$50

    Two-hour narrated open-air tram tours along a 15-mile loop through the Everglades from Shark Valley, an authorized NPS concession.

    7.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Local Gem

    Venetian Pool

    Under $25

    A 1924 public pool carved from a coral rock quarry, waterfalls, grottoes, and Venetian bridges fed by cool aquifer water in Coral Gables.

    9.1 mi awayMore like this