Tour Outdoor Recreation

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Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel & Marina
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The Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay is a downtown hotel overlooking beautiful Biscayne Bay 1.5 miles north of the Port of Miami. The hotel offers deluxe accommodations with spectacular bay and city views and features a concierge level, an exercise facility overlooking the bay, outdoor pool and full marina facilities as well as a variety of food and beverage outlets.

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Tour Everglades National Park
1,398,800 acres of scenic, slow-moving, subtropical, marshy wilderness protected since 1947. Draining into Florida Bay and covered in places by tall prairie grasses and mangrove forests, this parks is best known for its rich and varied wildlife of crocodiles, alligators, manatees, ospreys, bald eagles and herons.

Tour Miami Beach
Former Art Deco neighborhoods have transformed into the famous beach resort getaway for millions every year.

Tour Biscayne National Park
About 44 small coral islands, or keys, form a chain across the park offering excellent snorkeling and scuba diving around living coral reef. Mangrove woods line the shore and islands.

Doral Golf Resort & Spa
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Situated on 650 acres of tropically landscaped grounds, Doral is one of the nation’s premier golf and spa resorts. Facilities include championship golf, the award-winning Spa at Doral, extensive meeting facilities, the renowned Arthur Ashe Tennis Center and The Blue Lagoon, pool recreation park. Doral's 696 guestrooms have exquisite new furnishings that combine elegance with comfort. The three and four-story lodges provide a golf or garden view and are situated around the main clubhouse.
Spa at Doral - European-style spa surrounded by peaceful gardens, it offers over 100 rejuvenating services to relax the mind, body and soul. The Spa features 48 newly renovated, luxurious guest suites, offering picturesque views of the golf courses.
Doral Golf Course - At Doral, four and a half courses wait to tempt players of all skill levels, including the legendary Blue Monster; Home of PGA's Doral-Ryder Open and Gold Course, redesigned and recreated through the vision of Raymond Floyd.
Arthur Ashe Tennis Center - 11 tennis courts in a lush tropical setting, with four Deco-turf courts and seven Har-tru courts. Tennis services include private lessons, junior clinics, match making services, corporate events, video tennis school, daily clinics and ball machines.

Fishing
A fishing license is required for all freshwater fishing which are available at most any bait shop or department store sporting goods section. Besides the abundance of fishing piers other popular Miami fishing spots include:

• Tamiami Canal
• MacArthur Bridge - Bridge fishing
• Rickenbacker Bridge - Bridge fishing
• 79th St Bridge - Bridge fishing
• Sunny Isles Causeway - Bridge fishing

  Skin-Diving
  There are many opportunities to explore sunken wrecks, reefs and underwater gardens in the area.

• Matheson Hammock Park - Good territory both to the north and south.
• Fowley Rocks Light - near Key Biscayne

  Watersports
  There is a great cluster of watersports outfitters and equipment rental shops along the 79th Street Causeway. While Florida does not have the best surf in the country, there are a few places where you can try to catch a wave.

• Biscayne Bay - Lots of space for water-skiing and jetskiis.
• Miami Beach - 10.5 mile beachfront facing the Atlantic Ocean.
• Pier Park - Surf beach
• Haulover Beach - Surf beach

  Miami Bike Trails
  Metro-Dade County maintains over 138 miles of bike trails have a free trail map available at (305) 857-4507.

  Simpson Park
  55 SW 17th Rd, Miami;
  This park features many nature trails that are a popular escape for both residents and tourists.

  Tour Marinas & Bay Cruises
  Tour the many cruise and boat charters operators based in Fort Lauderdale. Several dozen boat charters to suit every style - sightseeing, dining, glass-bottom boats, dive charters, sports fishing, Bahamas, casino cruises.

Big Cypress National Preserve
HCR 61, Box 110, Ochopee, FL 34141; (941) 695-2000;

The Big Cypress National Reserve was created in 1974 to protect 646,000 acres on the north side of Everglades National Park . This area is not easily assessible to the general public and is primarily meant to help protect the fragile ecosystem of the Everglades.

Birding and wildlife viewing are excellent during the winter season along the scenic drives.

Visitor Center
Open All Year 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Exc: Dec 25); (941) 695-4111;
Location: On Tamiami Trail (U.S.41) approximately half-way between Naples and Miami.
The visitor center offers a 15-minute movie about the preserve, a wildlife exhibit and book sales.

Scenic Trails

• The Florida Trial - Major Hiking Trial that cuts a 30 mile path thru this reserve and is one method to explore this region.
• The Tree Snail Hammock Nature Trail - is a short, self-guided trail located on Loop Road.
• The Loop Road - enjoy liesurely wildlife viewing on a 26-mile, single-lane, unimproved road beginning and ending on highway 41.
• Turner River Road - and Birdon Road form a u-shaped, 17-mile graded-dirt drive.

  Campgrounds
  Campgrounds may close seasonally or temporarily for repairs or resource concerns. Please contact the visitor center for current campground information. Visitor Center phone number is 239-695-1201.

• Bear Island - Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities.
• Midway - Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities.
• Mitchell's Landing - Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities.
• Monument - Monument campground has flush toilets and water available. An outside, cold water shower is also available.
• Pinecrest - Primitive camping with no water or rest room facilities.

  The Everglades is essentially a slow moving freshwater river, over 50 miles wide and just a few inches deep, originating at Lake Okeechobee and draining into Florida Bay. Much of the area is a collection of mangroves waterways, sawgrass marsh, hammocks and salt prairies.

  Adjacent to the park and part of the Everglades wilderness are Everglades City (the backdoor entrance) and Big Cypress National Reserve, a protected area that helps to safeguard the fragile Everglades ecosystem. These areas offer additional opportunities to explore and enjoy the Everglades.