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Miami's Beaches, Compared: Ocean, Bay, Lifeguards and Parking
Twenty miles of sand and two quite different kinds of water. The ocean side breaks; the bay side barely moves. Knowing which you want decides the day.
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Andre Beaumont
Outdoors & Water Editor
Beat: Beaches, Best Time to Visit, Airboat Tours
Andre covers the bay, the reef and the two national parks most visitors never realise are an hour away. He worked on charter boats out of Biscayne before he wrote about them, he can tell you which airboat trips are inside a park boundary and which are not, and he checks the marine forecast before he checks anything else.
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Reported guides to Miami, each with its own publication and last-updated date.
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The Everglades from Miami: Which Entrance, Which Season, Which Boat
The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States starts about an hour from downtown. Most visitors book an airboat and never actually enter it.
8 min read
Guide
When to Visit Miami: Two Seasons, Hurricanes and King Tides
Miami runs on two seasons. Dry, warm, expensive and crowded from November to April; hot, humid, stormy and cheap from May to October.
8 min read
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Hurricane Season Runs 1 June to 30 November, and September Is the Peak
Most trips in those six months are unaffected. The two things that matter are when you buy insurance and whether you are staying on a barrier island.
FeaturedBeach update
Sea Turtle Nesting Runs Into October, and the Rules Are Mostly About Light
Loggerheads, greens and the occasional leatherback nest on these beaches every summer. The thing most likely to kill the hatchlings is a light.
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Seasonal
The Everglades Are Best From November, When the Water Drops
Wildlife here is a function of water level, not luck. When the marsh dries down, the animals gather where the water is left.