FLORIDA · COUNTY BEACH DIRECTORY
Miami-Dade County beaches
Browse all 15 Miami-Dade County, Florida beach guides, with parking, fees, facilities, rules, activities and the countywide public access directory.
Every beach guide in Miami-Dade County
Sunny Isles Beach
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
Choose Sunny Isles for an ocean beach with a published entrance roster and seasonal lifeguard hours. Resort towers dominate the backdrop; choose a public crossing with the facilities you need rather than a hotel driveway.
Haulover Beach
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Choose Haulover for a county beach with year-round Ocean Rescue and room for a park picnic. Its clothing-optional northern section, designated dog area and inlet-side facilities have different rules; choose the section deliberately.
Bal Harbour Beach
Bal Harbour, Florida
Choose Bal Harbour for an upscale oceanfront setting and a beach walk. Public shoreline and permission to use a gated path are different questions: the 102nd Street crossing is restricted, and nonresident arrival routes remain under clarification.
Surfside Beach
Surfside, Florida
Choose Surfside for a relatively low-key oceanfront walk and a beach day near a compact town center. Use the town's named crossings; beach wheelchair loans have resident or hotel-guest eligibility requirements.
North Beach Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Choose North Beach for a neighborhood-oriented Miami Beach stay and easier access to shaded oceanfront parkland. Dog permission is limited to designated Bark Beach rules; public parks and hotel services are different facilities.
Mid Beach Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Choose Mid Beach for a resort-oriented Atlantic stay with access to the Beachwalk. Public park crossings are useful alternatives to hotel arrival, but construction and beach services vary by entrance.
South Beach Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Choose South Beach for a lively, walkable beach day with Art Deco streets and nearby dining. Parking demand, crowds and strict beach-item rules are the tradeoffs; choose an operating public crossing and a staffed swimming area.
Crandon Beach
Key Biscayne, Florida
Choose Crandon for a park-based beach day with year-round guards, picnic facilities and nature interest. Pets are prohibited, parking is paid, and the marina is separate from the ocean swimming entrances.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida Beach
Key Biscayne, Florida
Choose Cape Florida for a lighthouse-and-nature beach day. There are no lifeguards, weekend capacity can stop all entry, and access 3 plus specific facilities are closed; choose an operating entrance deliberately.
Oleta River State Park Beach
North Miami Beach, Florida
Choose Oleta for a sandy bay-side lagoon beach with paddling and cycling nearby. There are no lifeguards; this is not an Atlantic surf beach, and weekend capacity can close the park until the following day.
Hobie Island Beach
Miami, Florida
Choose Hobie for a bay-side beach stop, skyline views and wind-driven watersports. Causeway traffic and changing arrival routes are the tradeoffs; the historical state coordinate is not a verified current driveway.
Historic Virginia Key Beach
Miami, Florida
Choose Historic Virginia Key for coastal history, a shoreline walk and a park visit. The park's published swimming prohibition has an unresolved visitor-versus-event scope, so this guide does not recommend swimming pending clarification.
Virginia Key North Point Beach
Miami, Florida
Choose North Point for a city-managed Virginia Key beach with year-round guards and a less urban park setting. Gate departure times are earlier than nominal park closing, and ordinary pets are not allowed.
Matheson Hammock Atoll Beach
Coral Gables, Florida
Choose Matheson for a sandy atoll bathing area beside Biscayne Bay and a park-based picnic or meal. It is not an Atlantic surf beach, and guards are scheduled on weekends and holidays rather than daily.
Homestead Bayfront Atoll Beach
Homestead, Florida
Choose Homestead Bayfront for a county atoll beach and a quieter bay-side day near Biscayne National Park. The marina is a separate arrival facility; the exact atoll guard schedule remains under clarification.
Destination guides and access points
A named beach guide describes a visitor destination. The separate access directory preserves individual streets, walkovers, ramps and park entrances so smaller public routes are not lost.