City overview
North Miami-Dade stretches from the Biscayne Boulevard shops and waterfront parks of North Miami and Miami Shores up through North Miami Beach, Skylake, Highland Lakes, Ives Estates and Ojus to the oceanfront Town of Golden Beach at the Broward County line. It is a practical, lived-in base for a South Florida trip: Miami International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airports are both within easy reach, Brightline trains stop in Ojus, and the beaches, Oleta River State Park and Aventura's shopping are minutes away. The area is also one of Miami-Dade County's largest Orthodox Jewish and kosher hubs, with shuls, kosher restaurants, bakeries and markets concentrated along the NE 163rd and 167th Street corridors and in the neighbourhoods to the north, and a community eruv in North Miami Beach since 1977. Visitors can daven, shop and eat kosher every day of the week without heading to Miami Beach.
Activity providers
Oleta River Adventures
North Miami Beach, FL · Rental rates (not park admission): single kayak or paddleboard $30/1 hour, $45/2 hours, $60/3 hours; tandem kayak $40/$60/$80; canoe $50/$70/$90 for 1/2/3 hours. Paddle and life vest included. Mountain bikes from $35/hour; kids bikes from $20/hour.
The park's official outdoor concession rents kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards and mountain bikes for self-guided trips on the Oleta River mangroves and the park's bike trails, and runs guided tours.
Time needed
2–4 hours
Hours
Weekdays from 9:00 AM; weekends from 8:00 AM; closes one hour before park sunset. Check current operator hours.
Tips
Rentals are inside Oleta River State Park, so the park entrance fee is paid at the gate in addition to the rental; on busy weekends the park can fill up and close to new cars.
Phone
855-526-5382Neighborhood
North Miami Beach
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