Crandon Park - Orlando / Florida Guide
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Visit to Crandon Park, Key Biscayne Crandon Park is located on Key Biscayne to the East of Miami and is connectedto the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway which passes through VirginiaKey. The road onto the islands has a $1 toll which can be negated by statingthat you are a patron of one of the restaurants on the islands. Although it isone large park, the car park is split into two areas, the North Beach and theSouth Beach. The playing fields in the middle prevent motorists from switchingfrom one car park to the other. The $5 parking ticket is a day ticket andallows the participants to come and go as they please. There is no charge topeople entering the park under their own steam, with paths leading in from thetop by the bus stop, at the marina and at the bottom near the hotels. Crandon Park is located at the top of the island with an easy to findInformation Centre which offers talks on the area and has scheduled guided toursalong the beach and parts of the mangrove swamps. Walkways also take youthrough the vegetation and meadows to a broad walk which leads into themangroves onto a platform overlooking the beach at Bear Cut with stunning viewsof South Beach. If the weather, heat and the humidity make walking toodifficult there is a tram service which connects the information centre with thebroad walk. The Information Centre has lecture rooms and a gift shop for anyoneafter souvenirs of their day out. The park also has wide white sandy beaches lapped by the Atlantic Oceanproviding stunning views and superb swimming in crystal clear waters. Bathersare protected by a team of lifeguards on duty allowing you to enjoy the waterwith the rest of your family. A step back from the beach paradise is a shadedgrassy area with shaded huts, picnic benches and fixed barbeques making it anideal location for a family day out at the beach. For those who do not want todo their own cooking there is a kiosk which sells food and drink. For thosewith a more active lifestyle the park also offers baseball pitches which areopen to the public and a child’s play park. At the South end of the park is a tranquil garden of lakes and wildlife fromaround the world. The feathered variety consists of several different speciesof swans, ducks and peacocks while the reptiles are represented by turtles andiguanas. The best time to see this spectacle is either side of the midday sunwhen the animals are actives and over 50 iguanas can be seen sunbathing on thepaths. Page added on: 21 July 2004
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