Virginia Key Beach Park

Historic Virginia Key Beach is a park in close proximity to Downtown Miami — an island oasis and escape from the urban bustle of the city. Virginia Key is located off the Rickenbacker Causeway, just minutes away from the Miami's downtown financial centers, top tourist destinations, sport facilities, retail, dining and renowned educational institutions. If you are tired of the over developed urban beaches and are looking for a more tranquil and tropical setting, then Virgina Key Beach is one place to definitely check out.

Enjoy the only replenished, mile-long shoreline within the City of Miami. Ride on the closest antique carousel to sparkling blue seas. Take a mini-wetland excursion on the famous 'Biscayne Virginia Rickenbacker Central'. Revel in stunning, un-obstructive views of the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. Picnic and mingle under one of the many shaded pavilions or explore the nature boardwalk and the coastal hammock trails. You can also savor nostalgic menu items at the concession stand.

Virgina Key offers a unique retreat that transports visitors into lush, green public spaces full of nature, history, preservation and recreation where each and every person can experience their own version of 'Paradise Renewed'.

Virginia Key Beach, once accessible only by boat, was established in 1945, as the only public beach for the "exclusive use of Negroes" in Dade County. In 1982 the City of Miami closed the park and it remained shuttered until the Grand Re-Opening in 2008 when local citizens formed the Virginia Key Beach Park Task Force in response to plans for private development of the property. In 2002, Historic Virginia Key Beach Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Come visit the beautifully renovated venues which celebrate the distinct cultural, recreational and ecological past of this tropical paradise.