Is Key Biscayne / Bill Baggs State Park worth it in a day?
Worth itIn a day
Short trip or not, keep Key Biscayne / Bill Baggs State Park.
Allow Half to full day.
The antidote to South Beach — calmer water, fewer crowds, a 19th-century lighthouse to climb, and skyline views across the bay. The catch: you need a car (and pay a park toll plus the Rickenbacker Causeway), and there are fewer amenities than the busy beaches.
- Price
- Park entry ~$8/car + causeway toll
- Time
- Half to full day
- Last verified
- 2026-06-17
Is Key Biscayne / Bill Baggs State Park worth it…
How we verified
- Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park sits at the southern tip of Key Biscayne; its Cape Florida Lighthouse, first built 1825 and rebuilt 1846, is the oldest standing structure in Miami-Dade County. · floridastateparks.org
- Visitors can climb the lighthouse's 109 spiral steps for views of the Atlantic, Stiltsville and the Miami skyline. · floridastateparks.org