This is the king of all Miami-Dade secluded beaches! Technically, as far as we know, Golden Beach is all private property. Its the "back yard" for several gorgeous beach-front mansions. Unless you know someone or are someone who lives on Golden Beach you will never set foot or sun bathe here. The sand is untouched and you can literally tell that there hasn't been footsteps in some parts of this beach for weeks. You'll find random objects washed up onshore whereas a public beach would have cleaned out this kind of debris. It just comes to show you how secluded, unused and private Golden Beach really is. There is no actual public entrance to Golden Beach but if you walk north from Sunny Isles beach you'll find yourself entering this hidden paradise!
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Golden Beach, FL
Haulover Beach Park - Southern Point
Despite prior assumptions that all of Haulover Beach was a nudist beach a good friend of ours actually recommended this park for its seclusion and beauty. I'm pretty sure that nudists must use other parts of this Miami-Dade beach but if you visit the southern most point (use the map as a guide) you can actually sun bathe peacefully with your swimwear on. The parking fee is $5 for the whole day and the beach was quiet, clean and practically all to ourselves! Families and fishermen were seen at this beach on this particular weekend. We bet its even more secluded during the week. 
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Key Biscayne Beach - North Entrance
If you travel down Key Biscayne all the way down to the southern tip you'll discover this hidden beach with it's own lighthouse and cafe. We saw kayak rentals and plenty of covered areas for grilling with the family. On the weekends it gets pretty busy. These photos are of the northern most entrance. So far north that we could NOT see the light house. The beach was short and the water has lots of sea grass for the manatees. We imagine that during the weekday this beach would be a really secluded place to be. Part state park - part hidden tropical hideout.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
www.floridastateparks.org
1200 Crandon Blvd
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
(305) 361-8779