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Miami Area Beaches

The best known beach in the Miami area is of course Miami Beach, America's vacation playland. Miami Beach runs from South Pointe Park north to just north of 63rd Street and Collins Avenue. Highway AIA runs the length of Miami Beach. "Miami Beach" is actually divided into several beaches:

North Shore Open Space Park/Beach - in Miami Beach
7929 Atlantic Way, Miami Beach 305-993-2032

Large, busy park and beach. Very fine sand and shallow surf. Special Features: Tables and grills for picnics and plenty of outdoor showers in the park and on the beach.

South Beach
5th through 21st st. on the Atlantic Ocean

Today, the South Beach section of Miami Beach is a major entertainment destination with hundreds of nightclubs, restaurants and oceanfront hotels.

Long and wide white sand beach with deco-style lifeguard towers. Not for surfing. Topless bathing permitted most places. Playground and public toilets. Boardwalk (4th-21st st.) and Promenade (5th-16th st.) A walkway for pedestrians, skaters, cyclists, and rollerbladers. Lummus Park.

South Pointe Park to 5th Street

A popular beach with Latino families. Topless sunbathing discouraged here. Playground, fishing pier, boardwalk, observation tower, restaurants nearby.