Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

About Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Cape Florida is a historic lighthouse built in 1825 and rebuilt by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR). 1846. Visitors come to the park to swim and sunbathe on the mile - the long sandy beach in the Atlantic Ocean. Cycling and kayaking are also popular activities, such as hiking, cycling, canoeing, fishing and boating.

The barbecue offers casual food by the water, picnickers can reserve a gazebo and fishermen throw in their catch from the best coastal fishermen in the region. Bicycles, kayaks, deck chairs and parasols can be rented, and primitive campsites are available for organized youth groups. Overnight stays in Name the Harbor are allowed, as are camping on the beach of Cape Florida State Park.

The hotel is located on the west side of Cape Florida State Park, north of the main entrance to the park. When Ponce de Leon made his first trip to the land he called Florida in 1513, he visited the area and called it "Cape Florida" and then called it Cape Florida. The region's violent storms and unexplored waters are home to many bird species, including the Atlantic Blue Egret and the Great Blue Egret. These birds can be observed in different locations depending on the season, weather and migratory behaviour.

The hidden sandbanks and submerged reefs were a danger to early sailors and caused hundreds of shipwrecks in the Florida Strait. For this reason, one of the first actions taken by the federal government when Florida became US territory in 1821 was to expand the network of lighthouses along Florida's east coast. The lighthouse of Cape Florida was built to serve as an important link in this network as a navigation aid. This lighthouse is the oldest building in South Florida and is located at the southernmost point of Florida State Park and is the largest lighthouse in North America.

In July 1836, bloody clashes between Seminole Indians and settlers spread, and the threat of attacks prompted settlers to flee to the mainland and settle in more sheltered accommodations. In the late afternoon of July 23, 1826, the Cape Florida Lighthouse was attacked and damaged by fire. The deputy lighthouse keeper miraculously survived and was rescued by the crew of a Navy schooner.

The adjutant was killed by the Seminole Indians and their allies in the Battle of Cape Florida on July 23, 1826.

After the end of the Second Seminole War in 1842, the lighthouse remained in operation until 1847.

In 1846, Congress provided $23,000 for reconstruction and a second-order Fresnel lens was installed. The lighthouse at Cape Florida was first lit on April 30, 1847. By 1855, the height of the building had risen from 65 to 95 feet and by 1857 to 100 feet.

In 1861 Confederate sympathizers removed the lamp burners and smashed the crucial prism so that it could not be used by the Union men to control the surrounding water.

In 1866, the lighthouse was repaired and the US Coast Guard reinstalled the light to use it again as a navigational aid. When the nearby Fowey Rocks Light was finally commissioned in 1878, the lenses and lighting equipment for this lighthouse were removed and shipped to Staten Island, New York. In the late 1970s, the light was reinstalled, again by the US Coast Guard, to serve as a navigational aid.

Organized groups visit the youth camp each year to contact the Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to apply for permits.

The fee includes the entrance and approval of the vehicle, but groups can get the fee waived if they provide voluntary services in the park.

Swimming is allowed within one and a half kilometers of the Atlantic beach, but there are no lifeguards and you swim at your own risk. The beach turns left as soon as you enter the park and is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. M. on weekends and from 6 a., 1 p., 2 p., and 4 p., weekdays and 3 a, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 30.

Reserve a parking space directly on the sidewalk and heed rangers "warnings in winter. The new version is Beach Access 1 at the north end, but watch out for a warning from a ranger in winter.

Start by lowering your canoe or kayak over the sea wall and start at the bottom of Portage, the only area on the beach where you can start. Since the portfolios are several hundred feet long, we recommend a boat cart and an additional helper. From this beach you will notice a small beach hut with a beach house and then a large beach house on top.

Depending on the tidal conditions, the water surface can sink or rise depending on the tides, providing good visibility of the coast and great views for kayaking, canoeing and other activities.

We arrived early because the parking lot was filling up quickly and we had to transport our hands - to the parking lot. We arrived on a Saturday morning at around 9: 30 am, just in time to fill our parking spaces quickly.

The best inshore fishing in the region is possible at the Marine Conservation Wall in Biscayne Bay.

Remember that you have no connection to a fishing platform anywhere in the park and the only jetty on the beach is access to beach 1. In Florida, a saltwater fishing license is required, but not for the beach landings at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

Visitors to a picnic party will still have to pay for entry to the park, but we have 6 picnic tables that can accommodate up to 40 people. In the northern center of Area A, there is a ladder to climb to the top of the Biscayne Bay Marine Wall, right on the beach.

We have 10 tables that can accommodate up to 80 people, and the rent is $150 (after tax) per day.

For larger accommodations, electricity is available for only $15 per day, but rent is $100 (before taxes) or $200 per day.

We charge a $50 cleaning fee if the immediate vicinity of the shelter is not cleaned before the group leaves. The group is responsible for cleaning and leaving the accommodation on the premises after receiving it.

There is an educational trail on the west side of the park, and the trail leads to a mangrove wetland area that starts at the Boater's Grill parking lot and runs 100 feet east of it. The path to the coastal beach runs along the coast and ends in Area D. On the east side, the path leads south along a path that is 100 feet long and runs east of the boat's boat over the parking lots and ends near the beach.