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{{Short description|Public park in Florida, US}}
{{Infobox park
{{Infobox park
| name = Haulover Park
| name = Haulover Park
| photo = Haulover-beach-2.JPG
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| photo_caption = Trial for world record in skinny-dipping, 2009
| photo_caption = Trial for world record in [[skinny-dipping]], 2009
| type = Municipal
| type = Municipal
| location = Haulover Beach, [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], United States
| location = Haulover Beach, [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], [[United States]]
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| area = {{convert|99|acre|ha}}
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| website = [http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/parks/haulover_park.asp Haulover Park]
| website = [https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/haulover.asp Haulover Park]
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'''Haulover Park''' is a {{convert|99|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[urban park]] in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|metropolitan]] [[Miami]], just north of [[Bal Harbour, Florida|Bal Harbour]], Florida. The park is located on a [[shoal]] between the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[Biscayne Bay]], just north of the [[Florida State Road 922|Broad Causeway (SR 922)]] and [[Collins Avenue]].
'''Haulover Park''' is a {{convert|177|acre|ha|adj=on|abbr=}} [[urban park]] owned and operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, located in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|metropolitan]] [[Miami]], just north of [[Bal Harbour, Florida|Bal Harbour]], Florida. The park is located on a [[shoal]] between the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[Biscayne Bay]], just north of the [[Florida State Road 922|Broad Causeway (SR 922)]] and [[Collins Avenue]].


==History==
==History==
The [[Miami-Dade county law and government|Dade County Commission]] procured the beach front property in 1940 following a [[lobbying]] effort for a $2 million [[municipal bond]] (${{Inflation|US|2|1940|r=1}} million, adjusted for current inflation) by county commissioner Charles H. Crandon for the purchases of northern [[Key Biscayne]] (what became [[Crandon Park]]) and the beach north of [[Baker's Haulover Inlet]], then called ''Ocean Beach''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dade Owned Ocean Beach Urged in Book |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9AsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3681%2C2117248 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=9 May 1940 |accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>
The [[Miami-Dade county law and government|Dade County Commission]] procured the beach front property in 1940 following a [[lobbying]] effort for a $2 million [[municipal bond]] (${{Inflation|US|2|1940|2018}} million, in 2018 dollars) by county commissioner Charles H. Crandon for the purchases of northern [[Key Biscayne]] (what became [[Crandon Park]]) and the beach north of [[Baker's Haulover Inlet]], then called Ocean Beach.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dade Owned Ocean Beach Urged in Book |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9AsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3681%2C2117248 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718112824/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9AsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3681,2117248 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=9 May 1940 |access-date=4 May 2011}}</ref>


Construction began on beach facilities in 1941, halted soon afterward due to funding holds following the onset of World War II. Work on the property resumed in 1945,<ref>{{cite news |title=Work Begun After 3-Year War Halt |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cU8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2613%2C2604732 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=27 August 1945 |accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> and park was renamed ''Haulover Park'' in January 1947, opening to the public the following year in late 1948.<ref>{{cite news |title=North Beach Park Gets New Name–Haulover Beach |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xjkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3763%2C2802993 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=21 January 1947 |accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fourth Beach Causeway Proposal is Revived |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L14zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qekFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1995%2C3984348 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=22 December 1948 |accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>
Construction began on beach facilities in 1941, halted soon afterward due to funding holds following the onset of World War II. Work on the property resumed in 1945,<ref>{{cite news |title=Work Begun After 3-Year War Halt |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cU8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2613%2C2604732 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=27 August 1945 |access-date=4 May 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and the park was renamed Haulover Park in January 1947, opening to the public the following year in late 1948.<ref>{{cite news |title=North Beach Park Gets New Name–Haulover Beach |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xjkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3763%2C2802993 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721203545/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xjkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3763,2802993 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2012 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=21 January 1947 |access-date=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fourth Beach Causeway Proposal is Revived |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L14zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qekFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1995%2C3984348 |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |date=22 December 1948 |access-date=4 May 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>


An 1,100-foot fishing pier extended into the Atlantic Ocean until it was destroyed by [[Hurricane Andrew]] in 1992.
⚫
The northern {{convert|0.4|mi|adj=on|sigfig=1}} of the {{convert|1.5|mi|adj=on}} shoreline is a [[nude beach]] officially recognized and approved by the government of Miami-Dade County. The clothing-optional section was first designated by South Florida Free Beaches, a local naturist organization, in July 1991. The county at first tolerated but did not sanction the usage; it eventually allowed the installation of permanent signs marking the clothing-optional area, which were installed in December 1993. The clothing-optional area features lifeguards and a food and umbrella rental concession. It is the largest public nudist beach in the U.S. and attracts 1.3 million visitors per year.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21606292-right-bare-arms-legs-and-other-body-parts-nudists-cruises Clothing-optional holidays: Nudists on cruises], economist.com.</ref>

==Nude beach==
⚫
The northern {{convert|0.4|mi|adj=on|sigfig=1}} of the {{convert|1.5|mi|adj=on}} shoreline is a [[nude beach]] officially recognized and approved by the government of Miami-Dade County. The clothing-optional section was first designated by South Florida Free Beaches, a local naturist organization, in July 1991. The county at first tolerated but did not sanction the usage; it eventually allowed the installation of permanent signs marking the clothing-optional area, which were installed in December 1993. The clothing-optional area features lifeguards and a food and umbrella rental concession. It is the largest public nudist beach in the U.S. and attracts 1.3 million visitors per year.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21606292-right-bare-arms-legs-and-other-body-parts-nudists-cruises Clothing-optional holidays: Nudists on cruises], ''[[The Economist]]''.</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The park features a marina, six tennis courts, and a nine-hole 27-par [[golf course]]. On the southern end of the park are several picnic recreational areas.
The park features a marina, tennis courts, and an enclosed dog park. On the southern end of the park are several picnic recreational areas.

Haulover Beach and its surrounding area boast a plethora of amenities, such as lifeguards, barbecue grills, playgrounds for children, a skate park, golf course, adjacent marina, tennis courts, concession stands, picnic tables, restrooms, and rental facilities for water sports equipment, beach chairs, and umbrellas.

Additionally, a designated dog-friendly section of Haulover Beach allows dogs to roam without a leash, situated between Lifeguard Tower #2 and Lifeguard Tower #3.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Commons category|Haulover Park}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:A1A-Haulover-park..JPG|Entrance to Haulover Park northward on [[Collins Avenue]]
Image:A1A-Haulover-park..JPG|Entrance to Haulover Park northward on [[Collins Avenue]]
Image:Haulover-park-12.JPG|View on Bal Harbour across Baker's Haulover Inlet
Image:Haulover-park-12.JPG|View on Bal Harbour across Baker's Haulover Inlet
Image:Haulover Beach 1999v.jpg|Patrons enjoying the clothing-optional part of the beach
File:Haulover-beach-nude-bathers.JPG|Nude bathers
File:Haulover-skinny-dipping.JPG|[[World record]] in [[skinny dipping]] at Haulover Beach.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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;Bibliography
;Bibliography
*[http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/parks/haulover_park.asp County Park Department web site for Haulover Park] - retrieved May 16, 2010
*[http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/haulover_park.asp County Park Department web site for Haulover Park]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - retrieved January 17, 2019
*[{{Gnis3|1986026}} USGS Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report - Haulover Beach Park] - accessed May 16, 2010
*[{{Gnis3|1986026}} USGS Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report - Haulover Beach Park] - accessed May 16, 2010
*[http://haulover.us Historical Haulover page] - accessed May 16, 2010
*[http://haulover.us Historical Haulover page] - accessed May 16, 2010
*[http://www.sffb.com South Florida Free Beaches]
*[http://www.sffb.com South Florida Free Beaches]
*[http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/Heritage/haulover/signs.htm "You may encounter nude bathers" sign]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209023640/http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/Heritage/haulover/signs.htm "You may encounter nude bathers" sign]


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 03:41, 28 May 2024

Haulover Park
Trial for world record in skinny-dipping, 2009
Map
TypeMunicipal
LocationHaulover Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Area99 acres (40 ha)
Created1948 (1948)
Operated byMiami-Dade Parks and Recreation Department
WebsiteHaulover Park

Haulover Park is a 177-acre (72 ha) urban park owned and operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, located in metropolitan Miami, just north of Bal Harbour, Florida. The park is located on a shoal between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, just north of the Broad Causeway (SR 922) and Collins Avenue.

History[edit]

The Dade County Commission procured the beach front property in 1940 following a lobbying effort for a $2 million municipal bond ($36 million, in 2018 dollars) by county commissioner Charles H. Crandon for the purchases of northern Key Biscayne (what became Crandon Park) and the beach north of Baker's Haulover Inlet, then called Ocean Beach.[1]

Construction began on beach facilities in 1941, halted soon afterward due to funding holds following the onset of World War II. Work on the property resumed in 1945,[2] and the park was renamed Haulover Park in January 1947, opening to the public the following year in late 1948.[3][4]

An 1,100-foot fishing pier extended into the Atlantic Ocean until it was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Nude beach[edit]

The northern 0.4-mile (0.6 km) of the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) shoreline is a nude beach officially recognized and approved by the government of Miami-Dade County. The clothing-optional section was first designated by South Florida Free Beaches, a local naturist organization, in July 1991. The county at first tolerated but did not sanction the usage; it eventually allowed the installation of permanent signs marking the clothing-optional area, which were installed in December 1993. The clothing-optional area features lifeguards and a food and umbrella rental concession. It is the largest public nudist beach in the U.S. and attracts 1.3 million visitors per year.[5]

Facilities[edit]

The park features a marina, tennis courts, and an enclosed dog park. On the southern end of the park are several picnic recreational areas.

Haulover Beach and its surrounding area boast a plethora of amenities, such as lifeguards, barbecue grills, playgrounds for children, a skate park, golf course, adjacent marina, tennis courts, concession stands, picnic tables, restrooms, and rental facilities for water sports equipment, beach chairs, and umbrellas.

Additionally, a designated dog-friendly section of Haulover Beach allows dogs to roam without a leash, situated between Lifeguard Tower #2 and Lifeguard Tower #3.

Gallery[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haulover Park.
  • Entrance to Haulover Park northward on Collins Avenue
    Entrance to Haulover Park northward on Collins Avenue
  • View on Bal Harbour across Baker's Haulover Inlet
    View on Bal Harbour across Baker's Haulover Inlet

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ "Dade Owned Ocean Beach Urged in Book". Miami Daily News. 9 May 1940. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Work Begun After 3-Year War Halt". Miami Daily News. 27 August 1945. Retrieved 4 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "North Beach Park Gets New Name–Haulover Beach". Miami Daily News. 21 January 1947. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Fourth Beach Causeway Proposal is Revived". Miami Daily News. 22 December 1948. Retrieved 4 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Clothing-optional holidays: Nudists on cruises, The Economist.
Bibliography

External links[edit]

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