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Convoy Point Jetty Walk, Biscayne National Park, Florida

An easy boardwalk-and-jetty walk from the Dante Fascell Visitor Center into Biscayne Bay: the canals that drained South Florida, shipwrecks and the people of the bay, seagrass and the northern Keys, three kinds of mangroves, and how a few stubborn locals saved it all.

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at The edge of Biscayne Bay. Start at the trailhead; the first story plays when you arrive.
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    4. You're ready to exploreNo entrance fee. Park at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center (9700 SW 328th St, Homestead). The grounds and jetty are open 7 AM to 5:30 PM daily; the visitor center 9 to 5. Download the tour first and press Start at the visitor center. The trail starts by the canoe and kayak launch, just north-west of the building. It's about 0.4 mile out to the end of the jetty on boardwalk and gravel, and back the same way. Pets on a 6-foot leash. Bring sun and bug protection.

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    Facts from the National Park Service (Convoy Point Jetty Walk self-guided stations, birding at Convoy Point, mangroves, park history, the Joneses of Porgy Key, Maritime Heritage Trail, accessibility, hours and the 2021 jetty repair release), Public Law 105-307 and 16 U.S.C. 410gg. Trail geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Music: Debussy, "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" from La mer, arranged by Lawrence Odom, Concert Band of the United States Air Force Band (public domain, U.S. government work, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.