Bald Eagle
Read the bald-eagle viewing guide, including the separate precautions for nesting birds.
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Learn which animals visitors may encounter and open a species guide for habitat, viewing advice and safety information.
Wildlife Read the bald-eagle viewing guide, including the separate precautions for nesting birds.
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Wildlife Nocturnal master hunter with a black-tipped bobbed tail. Elusive, solitary, and rarely seen.
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Wildlife The ocean's sharpest acrobat - watch bottlenose dolphins hunt and play from a safe distance.
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Wildlife Ocean's gentle herbivores! Green sea turtles graze seagrass and migrate epic distances through coastal park waters.
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Wildlife A 40-ton giant famous for spectacular breaches and complex underwater songs.
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Wildlife Look for the white flash! Graceful deer common across many parks - stay 25 yards back.
View guide →Biscayne’s navigable waters are open 24 hours, and Elliott Key and Boca Chita Key are open for camping. Visitor-center and Convoy Point access have separate limits; check the NPS facility page and arrange mainland vehicle parking separately from island boat docking.
Navigable waters Open 24 hours a day Elliott Key and Boca Chita Key (accessible by boat) Open for campingsource
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