Historic Virginia Key Beach Park
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A historic beach and recreation destination on Virginia Beach Drive.
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park preserves a shoreline closely connected with Miami’s Black history and the struggle for access to public beaches. It opened in August 1945 as a segregated beach for Black residents, following demands for a place to swim when other local beaches excluded them.
After closing in 1982, the park reopened in 2008 following a campaign to preserve and restore it. Its landscape includes beach, native vegetation and historic recreation features, with interpretation connecting the grounds to that civil-rights history. This is the historic beach park on Virginia Beach Drive, rather than a name for every recreation site on Virginia Key. The operator’s visitor information covers park access and scheduled activities.
Official visitor information · Background reference 1
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