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Located on Key Biscayne off the Rickenbacker Causeway lies an 82-acre barrier island called Virginia Key. While the property belongs to the City of Miami and is maintained by City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department, the responsibility is shared in part with the Virginia Key Beach Trust who manage a portion of the beach front and oversee the preservation and future development of Virginia Key Beach.
The Parks and Recreation Department provides lifeguard supervision of their portion of the beach 7 days a week, 365 days a year and provide maintenance for the bathrooms and parking spaces for the beach area.
Additionally the Parks and Recreation Department is currently involved in the restoration and preservation of the 15 acre Hammock area located on Virginia Key. This has involved the removal of invasive exotic vegetation and restoring native plants to the area. During this process many important botanical species have been discovered including some that are classified as threatened or endangered such as Zanthoxylum coriaceum (Biscayne Prickly Ash), Coccothrinax argentata (Florida Silver Palm) and Scaevola plumieri (Beachberry).
We invite you take a tour of the restoration efforts and interpretive trail of Virginia Key Virginia Key Costal Hammock Interpretive Trail
For historical background on Virginia Key and to find out what the future holds for the area please visit the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust at: http://www.virginiakeybeachpark.net/
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