20 Best Parks in Miami — Green Spaces & Waterfront Parks

A 450-foot pier at the southern tip of Miami Beach with open ocean views, fishing stations, and passing cruise ships.

Iconic oceanfront park along Ocean Drive with a sandy beach, Art Deco backdrop, and an outdoor gym for locals and visitors alike

515-acre Miami-Dade park with lakes, a petting zoo, mountain bike trails and cable wakeboarding

Beachfront park in North Beach with a quiet shoreline, grills, dog park, and a shaded boardwalk stretch

A lush botanical garden and city park with a splash pad, petting zoo, and open-air theater in Pinecrest

Miami's original outdoor street art museum with massive murals from 100+ artists across 21 countries

Downtown Miami's waterfront green space with a landmark fountain, amphitheater, and Biscayne Bay skyline views

Compact oceanfront park offering free beach access, a playground, showers, and picnic pavilions in Sunny Isles Beach

America's largest subtropical wilderness, home to alligators, crocodiles, manatees, and endless mangrove wetlands

Historic 1825 lighthouse, a swimmable beach, and shaded trails on the southern tip of Key Biscayne

37-acre tropical botanical garden with over 500 varieties of exotic fruits, spices, and herbs from around the world

A sprawling 267-acre city park with lakes, miles of trails, sports facilities, and a full equestrian center

Historic Little Havana plaza where locals play dominoes under a mural, a living slice of Cuban culture on Calle Ocho

Miami-Dade's widest beach park with a clothing-optional shore, dog beach, marina, and 1.4 miles of undeveloped coastline

Florida's largest urban state park, with mangrove kayak trails, a swimming lagoon, and mountain bike trails on Biscayne Bay

Dog-friendly bay beach on the Rickenbacker Causeway with calm shallow water, skyline views, and watersports gear rentals.

Miami's first Black beach turned public park, with a mile of bayfront sand, mangrove trails, and civil rights history markers

Eco-adventure park on Watson Island where guests meet lemurs, capybaras, and sloths, then zipline through the treetops

A 3-mile protected beach and island park on Key Biscayne with picnic pavilions, a tennis center, and views of Biscayne Bay

Coral Gables beach park with a man-made atoll pool, marina, and mangrove trails on Biscayne Bay