I was thrilled to be able to adopt this cache and make it available
again. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
There is only one way to get to this area, and that is by taking
Lucy Street (SW 328th). I recommend connecting to Lucy Street on
US1. If you try to wander through the area using only the handheld
GPS to guide you, you will likely wind up in the military base
area, with no way out but the way you came in.
Lucy Street ends in a circle with three other roads. The way to
the cache site is off the circle past the entrance to Homestead
Bayfront Park (which has an entrance fee) and Biscayne National
Park's Convoy Point(which does not have an entrance fee). Look for
the unpaved road. The cache is *not* inside either of the parks.
The hike used to be shorter, but the access road is now closed to
vehicular traffic. Mountain bikes are an option if you are able to
get them over or around the gate. When you are done, you might want
to check out the Biscayne National Park's Convoy Point and plan on
spending the day there. Bring your lunch and sit at the waters
edge. Very clean restrooms, and vending machines are available.
Biscayne National Park's Convoy Point has a very clean picnic
area with tables, fire grills, restrooms, and a short trail with
views of marine life and birds of Biscayne Bay. The Convoy Point
parking area is open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A concessioner offers glass-bottom boat tours of the bay and
reefs, snorkeling and scuba diving trips to the reefs, and
occasional island excursions for picnicking and hiking. All tours
leave from Convoy Point. The concessioner has snorkeling and scuba
equipment for sale or rent and kayak and canoe rentals.