• Purple, yellow, gold and orange sponges and soft corals wave against a turquioise sea.

    Biscayne

    National Park Florida

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    Winds, surge and tides associated with Hurricane Sandy caused considerable damage to docks & boardwalk at Elliott Key. The harbor and campground are closed until further notice. University Dock remains open for day use only. More »

Park Statistics

Biscayne National Park's 172,000 acres play host to over 500,000 visitors per year. Though that number is 3 to 4 times the number of visitors per acre of any other national park in South Florida, you'll rarely see crowds here. Unlike many parks where visitors are generally confined to roads, trails and developed areas, Biscayne's visitation is much more dispersed. In some ways, that means that overall impacts to the resource by such large numbers of people are spread out and less noticeable. In other ways, it means that just about every part of the park is accessible to some sort of boat, so true wilderness can't really be found in the nation's largest marine park.

Learn more about the park's acreage and visitation (including monthly and yearly breakdowns) on the Public Use Statistics Office website.

Did You Know?

A fishing rod and reel await use at sunset.

Biscayne National Park offers a FREE educational fishing clinic! Learn more about angling on Biscayne's aquamarine waters, refresh your fish ID skills, get updates on regulations and why they're important, and learn about choosing and maintaining tackle and gear from long-time local fishing guides. More...