National Park Guide

Biscayne Field Guide

A complete planning guide to Biscayne National Park. Covers Convoy Point and the Dante Fascell Visitor Center, boat and kayak access since almost the entire park is reachable only by water, Boca Chita Key's iconic 1930s ornamental lighthouse, Elliott Key's Spite Highway hiking trail and boat-in campground, the Maritime Heritage Trail's historic shipwrecks, snorkeling and diving the Florida Reef Tract, the bay's marine reserve zone, manatees and sea turtles, the park's history from a 1960s jetport fight to national park designation in 1980, the official NPS boater's map, and what to know before a trip built entirely around getting out on the water.

What's inside

• ✓Boca Chita Key's iconic ornamental lighthouse, built in the 1930s
• ✓Snorkeling the Maritime Heritage Trail's self-guided historic shipwrecks
• ✓How to choose between a concession boat tour, private boat, or kayak
• ✓A wilderness coastline of coral reef and mangrove minutes from Miami