Oleta River State Park

Florida's largest urban park, Oleta River State Park is located on Biscayne Bay in the busy Miami metropolitan area. Although it offers a variety of recreational opportunities, the park is best known for miles of off-road bicycling trails, ranging from novice trails to challenging trails for experienced bicyclists. Along the Oleta River, at the north end of the park, a large stand of beautiful mangrove forest preserves native South Florida plants and wildlife. Canoeists and kayakers can paddle the river to explore this amazing natural area. Swimming from a 1,200-foot sandy beach and saltwater fishing are also popular activities. Picnic tables and grills are available. One large picnic pavilion and eight medium pavilions can be rented for a fee. The large picnic pavilion, White Ibis, has electricity. Visitors can rent kayaks, canoes, and bicycles from the park concessionaire, BG Oleta River. For overnight visits, the park has rustic, air-conditioned cabins and a youth campground for organized groups. Cabins can be reserved through ReserveAmerica or on a walk-in basis.

Offers visitors a variety of recreational opportunities including kayaking, mountain biking, camping in air-conditioned cabins, swimming, fishing, trail walking and picnicking. This is all available along the scenic Biscayne Bay.

Oleta River State Park, the state’s largest urban park, sits on the banks of Biscayne Bay.

Kayaking at Oleta River State Park is a great and fun way to explore the park's amazing natural habitat and see the native Florida vegetation and wildlife.

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Oleta River State Park is Florida's largest urban park, located right on the Oleta River on Biscayne Bay in Sunny Isles Beach. The sandy beach at Oleta faces Biscayne Bay, which is also where you go swimming. Palm trees, seagrape trees and other native vegetation provide shade. Oleta offers miles and miles of off-road bicycle trails, from novice to...

Guided Kayak/SUP Tours at the Oleta River Outdoor Center are a total of 2 hours long. Participants meet at the Outdoor Center where equipment is distributed and your knowledgable Tour Guide will go over a full Land Lesson on proper paddling technique and water safety. You and your group will launch into a beautiful mangrove area before opening up into Biscayne Bay. All along the way your Guide will point out plants and animals, sharing interesting information with you about how they play a role in our ecosystem. You will paddle for 1 hour before arriving at Sandspur Island where you will take a brief break, go for a swim and enjoy your tropical surroundings. Participants return to their kayaks and paddle through a beautiful Mangrove Creek before returning to the Outdoor Center. Book your Tour today!

The Oleta River State Park is a 1,043-acre (4.22 km2) Florida State Park on Biscayne Bay in the municipal suburb of North Miami in metropolitan Miami, Florida. Adjoining the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, the park contains one of the largest concentrations of Casuarina trees (Australian 'pine'), an invasive species in the state park system.