Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is one of Florida’s most beautiful state parks in Florida.
The park is conveniently located near Miami and some of the other largest cities in Florida.
The park is an easy Miami day trip for millions of visitors per year, and a priceless opportunity to experience Florida’s natural beauty.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park has much to offer, all within minutes of downtown Miami. Offerings include:
- Beautiful beaches
- A historic lighthouse
- Boating
- Boat camping
- Fascinating history
- Beautiful nature
- Trails
- And much more
The park is a treasure. We have it thanks to the forward looking vision of William “Bill” Baggs, and others who helped win support for this park, and others.
We owe a debt of gratitude to our predecessors who helped protect Florida’s natural environment for future generations.
“We have not inherited the land from our parents, we are borrowing it from our children.”
NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB
We also owe a debt of service to future generations, to help ensure that Florida’s natural beauty exists for others to enjoy after us.
The beaches of Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park are vitally important for sea turtles nesting!
Cape Florida Lighthouse
The Cape Florida Lighthouse is the oldest structure in south Florida.
The lighthouse is a beautiful and historically significant landmark which has seen an extremely interesting history, ranging from attacks by Native Americans, participation in Florida’s Underground Railroad, and more.
The Cape Florida Lighthouse, often called “El Farito”, is open for guided tours during specified times.
Events
A number of events are held inside Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, from time to time.
Notable events include fund raisers, membership drives, full moon parties, “Haunted Hikes”, Valentines Day celebrations and more.
Who Was Bill Baggs?
William Calhoun Baggs was a prominent Florida journalist and the editor of The Miami News in the mid 1950s until the late 1960s.
Baggs was an early pioneer who advocated for the African American Civil Rights Movement, environmental causes and against America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
Baggs was instrumental in the protection of the southern section of Key Biscayne and helped preserve the beautiful and irreplaceable land for future generations.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is named after Baggs to commemorate his conservation efforts.
