Biscayne National Underwater Park
add photosConvoy Point, location of the park's headquarters and visitor center, is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Dante Fascell Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The park's concessioner offers boat trips (including snorkeling, diving, and ranger-guided glass bottom and island tours), as well as canoe and kayak rentals and a gift shop with food and beverages. The concessioner is open Monday - Friday, from 8:30 - 4:30, and Saturday & Sunday from 8:00 - 5:00. Reservations are recommended for all boat trips - call 305-230-1100.
The three-hour family snorkeling tour departs at 1:30 p.m. daily. Tour fare is $35.00 for adults, $29.95 for children under 12; snorkel equipment is included.
The three-hour glass-bottom boat tour departs at 10:00 a.m. Admission is $24.45 for adults, $19.45 for seniors, $16.45 for children under 12.
Round-trip transportation for island camping is $35.95 November through May. Camping permit is $10.
Canoe rentals are $12 per hour, $31 for a half day, $62 for a full day. Kayak rental is $16 per hour, $43 for a half day, $70 for a full day.
Diving trips (available Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.) cost $54; equipment rental extra. Call for reservations.
Family Fun Fest is a free public program held on the second Sunday of every month from January through May. Each month, a different aspect of the park's diverse resources is highlighted at five hands-on activity stations located around the Dante Fascell Visitor Center. Participants receive a "passport" that they get punched as they complete each station. Those who get all five punches earn a specially-designed button to remember their day.
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"Fun with the Family"
For a truly remarkable day that is full of experiences unique to Florida, head for Biscayne National Underwater Park. The park comprises 181,500 acres, 95 percent of which is underwater. The remaining acreage dots the seas with a cluster of keys that form a chain, which heads the Florida Keys.
Mangrove and magnificent coral habitatmake up the underwater portion. A variety of excursions range from the tame to the adventuresome: glass-bottom boating, canoeing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. Advance reservations are recommended.
You can see much of the same marine life here as you would in the Keys, Bahamas, and Caribbean. The beautiful Convoy Point Visitors Center provides exhibits, breezy picnic grounds, and a nature trail.
For primative overnights, you can camp on Elliott or Boca Chica Key, which are part of Biscayne National Park and are accessible only by boat. Facilities include showers, restrooms, and drinking water on Elliott Key only. You must haul your own trash off the island.
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