Edward M.
Yelp
This was my wife's and my first time at the world-famous Haulover Beach. I'd been to China Beach in St. Martin, but this took the concept of nude beach to a whole nother level! I'm not going to say whether we participated in the nudeness, but the beach and surf itself was outstanding and the clientele was, shall I say, very interesting. So, if you aren't put off by such things, it is probably an interesting tourist stop.
It is a bit of a hike from South Beach, where we stayed, but you can get there by Uber/Lyft in 30-35min for ~$30, or you can take a couple of trolley busses for free to 88th street and walk a couple of miles if you are up to it (which is what we ended up doing). If you hike, wear comfortable shoes! My wife and I wore water sandals and ended up with some gnarly blisters on our heels that we had to deal with for the rest of the week! We had hoped to find a rental bike rack once we got to 88th, but we never did, unfortunately.
To get oriented, Haulover Park starts right over the bridge to the bay and the south end of the beach starts there as well. That is a family-friendly section of the beach which is clothing required and far enough away from the clothing optional section that your 13-year-old son won't risk an early anatomy lesson!
The clothing optional section starts farther north and is marked by a hurricane fence on the beach. It is easiest, however, to walk the path to the West that follows the beach and the tower access path number was 15.
You could also take the Miami Beach bus from South Beach all the way to Haulover, but my wife didn't have her phone so we couldn't sign up to pay. At the time of this writing though, starting on 11/17/2023 the bus lines were going to be free while they revamped their bus system. If we ever go back, we will probably utilize the bus to keep it simple, whether we have to pay or not!