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Ride Crandon Park, keep it open

Eight hundred acres across the top of Key Biscayne, two miles of beach, and a sandbar that flattens the water.

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Everything you need to know about Crandon Park

Live conditions

Why riders love it

What brings people here, from the people who manage it and the people who ride it.

  • Two miles of sandy shoreline, with Atlantic water kept calm by a shifting offshore sandbar.
  • The county beach area has a promenade, concessions, cabana rentals and picnic areas, with parking for nearly 3,000 vehicles.

Sources: Miami-Dade County Parks; county beach listing

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Access and rules

County rules differ park to park and can change with a single vote. The chapter is the group the county can call, and gets launch rules confirmed in writing.

  • The county offers kiteboarding equipment rentals and lessons through the park's beachside watersports concession. Personal paddleboards and kayaks may not launch from the beach — personal vessels must launch from the marina.
  • The chapter's first priority is to get any kite-specific launch rules confirmed in writing by the county.

Sources: Miami-Dade County Parks, Crandon Park page

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Ecology and habitat

Cleanups on crowded beaches, respect for dunes and mangroves, and wind-window and right-of-way basics so riders are an asset on a shared shoreline.

  • The park is known for its coastal environment, a fossilized mangrove reef, protected wetlands and birding sites, alongside a wide range of outdoor sport.
  • The Bear Cut Nature Centre operates within the park, focused on environmental education and conservation.

Sources: Miami-Dade County Parks; Greater Miami visitor bureau

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Windsurfing on the bay at Key Biscayne

Good to know

Location, facilities and history.

  • Crandon Park occupies the northern part of Key Biscayne, at 6747 Crandon Boulevard. Phone (305) 365-2320.
  • It is connected to mainland Miami by the Rickenbacker Causeway.
  • The park covers 808 acres.
  • The land was once part of the largest coconut plantation in the United States, run by W. J. Matheson and his heirs.
  • In 1940 the Matheson family donated 808.8 acres to Dade County for a public park, in return for a county commitment to build a causeway. The causeway opened in 1947.
  • A zoo occupied 48 acres of the park until it moved south in 1981.
  • Hobie Beach, also called Windsurfer Beach, sits just off the Rickenbacker Causeway on the way to the island and is described by the Greater Miami visitor bureau as the preeminent place for windsurfing in Miami.
  • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park occupies the southern third of the same island.

Sources: Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau; Florida State Parks; Miami-Dade County Parks; Wikipedia; Wikipedia, sourced to county history

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Crandon Park

Northern Key Biscayne. Two miles of beach behind a shifting offshore sandbar.

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Why Crandon Park needs a chapter

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Crandon Park covers 808 acres across the top of Key Biscayne, on land the Matheson family gave to the county in 1940 in return for a causeway to the island. Two miles of beach face the Atlantic, with a shifting offshore sandbar that keeps the water calm.

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It is a busy public beach, with a promenade, cabanas, picnic areas and parking for nearly 3,000 cars. Kiteboarding lessons and rentals run through the park's beachside concession, and personal paddleboards and kayaks have to launch from the marina.

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On a beach this busy, access holds only if riders are seen as an asset. A chapter gets the launch rules in writing from the county, teaches wind-window and right-of-way basics, and gives Key Biscayne riders one voice.

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The riders, schools and crew of Crandon Park

Riders from Key Biscayne, Miami, Miami Beach and the schools that teach them.

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WWSThe chapterGets the launch rules in writing from the county before access becomes a question.WWSThe chapterRuns stewardship on a busy public beach, teaching wind-window and right-of-way basics so riders are an asset.WWSThe chapterRuns sponsored certification weekends — trained, self-policing riders, with instructor certification for qualifying stewards and members.WWSThe chapterGets the launch rules in writing from the county before access becomes a question.WWSThe chapterRuns stewardship on a busy public beach, teaching wind-window and right-of-way basics so riders are an asset.WWSThe chapterRuns sponsored certification weekends — trained, self-policing riders, with instructor certification for qualifying stewards and members.
Miguel Angel CastroInstructor Level 2, Miami Beachjorge riveraInstructor Level 1, MiamiJuan Jose ArchilaInstructor Level 1, Miami BeachFrancesco PenaInstructor Level 1, MiamiMartin LustgartenInstructor Level 1, MiamiCharl WesselsInstructor Level 1, MiamiEvelio La RosaInstructor Level 1, Miami BeachAlvise MagatonInstructor Level 1, MiamiRicardo AveledoLevel 3N, MiamiZachery Buckley BuckleyLevel 3N, Miami Beachfacundo OrtolaLevel 4O, Key BiscayneNico CappellutiLevel 3N, MiamiNorah Beijer BeijerLevel 3K, Miami BeachRobert MatzkinLevel 3N, miami beachsnezana radnovicLevel 4T, MiamiAnnika VierretherLevel 3L, MiamiCelia Roca AguilarLevel 3N, MiamiKatalin DobosLevel 3L, Miami BeachAlexander FortmuellerLevel 3K, MiamiBlu GennaiLevel 4Y, MiamiLuisa AldanaLevel 4P, Key BiscayneBorja de Francisco AlvarezLevel 4Q, Miami BeachChristian MaierLevel 3N, Miami BeachDaniel MatamLevel 3N, MiamiJasper TilmannLevel 3N, MiamiNinna Rippa SolorzanoLevel 3K, Miami BeachAna PlataLevel 3L, MiamiCharlie KnightLevel 3K, MiamiDarren DavidsonLevel 4X, Miami BeachDenis PopovLevel 3K, miami beachDiogo DuarteLevel 4Q, MiamiElana FestaLevel 3K, Key BiscayneElie JaviceLevel 4Q, miami beachElizabeth EastmanLevel 2H, Miami BeachGiraldo Juan PabloLevel 4Y, MiamiJacopo RockLevel 3K, Miami BeachJuan Mario MejiaLevel 4V, MiamiKwanchanok SchuetzLevel 3K, MiamiMoises SolisLevel 3N, MiamiNick FernandezLevel 4T, MiamiMiguel Angel CastroInstructor Level 2, Miami Beachjorge riveraInstructor Level 1, MiamiJuan Jose ArchilaInstructor Level 1, Miami BeachFrancesco PenaInstructor Level 1, MiamiMartin LustgartenInstructor Level 1, MiamiCharl WesselsInstructor Level 1, MiamiEvelio La RosaInstructor Level 1, Miami BeachAlvise MagatonInstructor Level 1, MiamiRicardo AveledoLevel 3N, MiamiZachery Buckley BuckleyLevel 3N, Miami Beachfacundo OrtolaLevel 4O, Key BiscayneNico CappellutiLevel 3N, MiamiNorah Beijer BeijerLevel 3K, Miami BeachRobert MatzkinLevel 3N, miami beachsnezana radnovicLevel 4T, MiamiAnnika VierretherLevel 3L, MiamiCelia Roca AguilarLevel 3N, MiamiKatalin DobosLevel 3L, Miami BeachAlexander FortmuellerLevel 3K, MiamiBlu GennaiLevel 4Y, MiamiLuisa AldanaLevel 4P, Key BiscayneBorja de Francisco AlvarezLevel 4Q, Miami BeachChristian MaierLevel 3N, Miami BeachDaniel MatamLevel 3N, MiamiJasper TilmannLevel 3N, MiamiNinna Rippa SolorzanoLevel 3K, Miami BeachAna PlataLevel 3L, MiamiCharlie KnightLevel 3K, MiamiDarren DavidsonLevel 4X, Miami BeachDenis PopovLevel 3K, miami beachDiogo DuarteLevel 4Q, MiamiElana FestaLevel 3K, Key BiscayneElie JaviceLevel 4Q, miami beachElizabeth EastmanLevel 2H, Miami BeachGiraldo Juan PabloLevel 4Y, MiamiJacopo RockLevel 3K, Miami BeachJuan Mario MejiaLevel 4V, MiamiKwanchanok SchuetzLevel 3K, MiamiMoises SolisLevel 3N, MiamiNick FernandezLevel 4T, Miami
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