Homestead Bayfront Park

The lake was pristine.
And the beach looked like
a precious island.

Great fishing too!

Adele

A beautiful park and beach with lots of palm trees throughout. There's a restaurant/bar right in front of the beach to hang out at as well.

The beach water is fairly shallow and calm, great for people with kids. There's a couple of lifeguards watching everything very closely; they used their megaphone several times to tell people to not do what they were doing. The sand is nice and fine, and it's very clean.

There's a bar here which sells all kinds of drinks, including their famous pineapple drink.

Parking is only $7 for the day and located close to the beach and restaurant.
Restrooms are beside the restaurant, and they were very clean.

I came here today with my husband. We had a very pleasant couple of hours there. They have three cute lifeguard huts (all painted in pastel colours just like Miami beach). The park is very clean, with an atoll pool with a mini beach around. I saw several families and also people fishing. Also located there are benches and tables suitable to have a picnic. they also have huge permanent umbrella that belong to the park situated around the beach area, which is really nice, for additional shade. They also have an eating place (toilets are there) a volleyball area and a marina. A very nice tranquil spot. It is the same principle as The Matheson Hammock park. Although Matheson Hammock park is nicer imo, but this is definitely worthy of a trip if you are around this area..

Moved to homestead to be closer to the water and boat ramps and now I am further away than ever before. What used to be a welcoming family paradise has turned into chaos and disappointments. There is not a sunny weekend when you are not greeted at the entrance by a sign that says "Boat Ramp Closed" and police and rangers literary sending you back home because "every marina in the area is closed" and not only the sign, but they also have the audacity to ask you "how's your day going?". Well, My day was going very well until I arrived here, that's what I have been telling them every time we attempt to use this marina. So a family day that was supposed to be filled with excitement and fun turns into a disaster, long faces, crying babies, smelly bait and a cooler of melted ice is all we take with us. As I am parked here looking at this disorganized chaos and desperate for a miracle to happen I decided to write this review to vent out on something that has been happening for a while now. We pay taxes for these public places, in fact taxes keep raising annually and to be able to use public facilities like this one has become close to impossible. So after hours of waiting under the sun they let us in and we find that half of the trailer parking spaces are empty which leads us to think that the problem is not that they are full but that they are probably understaffed and the ones here don't want to work.

After having been coopped up for months bcuz of covid, it was nice to discover this little place so close to my house. Worth a nice view, cool breeze, tasty drinks and good food. Since this is outdoors, these next few months are the perfect time to come here. They also have live music. It's an Ali around good time.

Had a good stay The room was very clean ! Nice place to set outside in morning! Just wish I could've got a coffee earlier then 830am ! But over all good stay !

Just left because the beach is closed and there is a horrible stench that permeates the air. Awful!

Been here several times. Probably the best beach south of Miami and the last beach worth any thing farther to the south in the keys. More of a family beach, very clean. Ambiance is semi-quiet with not too many kids, never been too crowded. The lagoon that surrounds the beach protects it from waves and rip currents. Water can be clear. You can keep an eye on the kids on the entire beach. This beach is operated under Miami-Dade Park and is open sunrise to sunset.

Amenities:
Shelters are available for reservation or just bring your chairs for a picnic.
Boat Dock
Kayak Launch
Kayak Rental
La Playa Grill (see separate yelp review)
Bathrooms
Beach with life guard
Boat Launch

Recommended For:
Out of town guests to check the beach block without the hassle of S. Beach
Families
Lunch in Homestead on the the water front at La Playa Grill.

Pro-tip:
Reduced price entry for Military with CAC card.
Kayak over from Biscayne National Park (ten minute paddle) and avoid parking fee (heck swim if you can water is shallow)

Watch out for:
This is South Florida so watch your belongings. Four thefts / larcenies reported by MDPD in last 120 days.

If I could give this place half a star I would. They had these huge metal umbrellas things that were on stone pads to help protect you from the sun & it was ripped & torn & no effort to get it fixed. It looked like it had been that way for a while. There was a few other places to sit or you had to have your beach chair or towel which is fine but you could barely swim in the water. The smell was so horrid & there was so much stagnant gross water that there was only a tiny part you could swim in which wasn't even that clean either. I would suggest not wasting your time to pack up all the beach gear & the kids to go here where you could drive to a nicer beach that didn't have stagnant gross smelling water. You are not allowed to use any type of floaty at this beach either. The bathrooms are semi clean but not the best. There is a restaurant on site which is nice if you didn't bring food or snacks. Nothing to rave about though, stand bar/beach food. Tons of picnic tables underneath the high standing building that was the restaurant to sit in the shade to eat but didn't smell great in that area either. It seemed like the main hang out for people to go & smoke. It seemed to be a great place for fishing as there was a ton of people going out facing the ocean side instead of the atoll to fish. Not sure if they caught anything but it looked like a popular spot for that. You think having the atoll for swimming would be a great idea because it would be nice & calm but instead it just brings gross stagnant water to sit there.

I really enjoy this Marina. I think it's a lot better than black point and the restroom is a lot cleaner. Also they have fresh water stations so you good wash down your boat, trailer, and your gear.Good place for families and enjoying the outdoors.