Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Today

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Ribbon cutting for the 2008 reopening of the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park

After being closed by the City of Miami in 1982, Virginia Key Beach sat mostly unused for many years, until 1999, when a task force was created to save the beach from potential private development.

Later that year, the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust was established and after many years of hard work, fundraising, and devotion, the park opened once again to the public in February 2008. Today the beach is available for family picnics, community and corporate meetings, and general waterfront recreation.

Information about visiting the park is available on the park's website, here.

A virtual tour of the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park can be found here.