Park Number: 47/63

First Visited: May 22, 2015

Sometimes when visiting a park, there are limiting circumstances that are out of your control. For example: I’ve been told Biscayne is an incredible place to visit, with vibrant coral systems and enchanting sea life, but this all requires aquatic access. When planning my time at Biscayne, however, I learned they had a dispute with their concession company, meaning that until the matter was resolved, there would be no boat tours, kayak or canoe rentals, or trips out to the keys.

When I got to the park I was limited to the visitor’s center and a short coastal walk; everything remarkable about the area was inaccessible to me. What I did see was the Miami cityscape to the north, a factory spewing air pollution to the south, and a dirty diaper littering the side of the trail.

In regards to experience, this is the most disappointing park I’ve been to thus far. Hopefully a future revisit will change that.

Biscayne is the ancestral lands of the Tequesta Tribe.

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