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Address: 1200 S. Crandon Boulevard Key Biscayne, Florida 33149 The Tourism Club members as well as other students from the Hospitality and Tourism program are free to join us to have an exciting day at the beach. The Club will be renting a Pavilion with six picnic tables overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay and the food will be offered for free by the Club To confirm or become a member of the club. April 9, 2011(Saturday) Picnic at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne.

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011 Time: 9am to 5pm (leaving from FIU North Campus and South Campus) Time to be at the Park: 10am (Instructions will follow) Limited Spaces: 40 students on a first sign basis. *Please confirm if you will be attending to the picnic. To confirm or become a member of the club, email your full name and your email at calca003@fiu.edu or rcarv005@fiu.edu TRANSPORTATION AND ENTRANCE FEES We need cars to volunteer for the car pooling, The Club will pay for the Toll to Biscayne Park $ 1.50 as well as the Park entrance fee of $ 8 dollar per car limit to 8 passengers. Please Keep the receipt since the tourism club will reimburse you the money for the event *Individual cars will pay their own Toll and entrance to the Park $4.00 Single-occupant vehicle or motorcycle. There will be possibilities for engaging in different activities BEACHES Cape Florida's 1.25 miles of natural beach has consistently been ranked as one of the top 10 beaches in the United States by Dr. Stephen Leatherman of Florida International University, aka 'Dr. Beach.' The park's concession offers rental chairs and umbrellas as well as ocean kayaks and hydro bikes. The waves are very gentle, thanks to a reef six miles offshore. Beach Rentals Beach chairs may be rented for $7.00 each Umbrellas may be rented for $10.00 each 2 chairs and 1 umbrella are available for $20.00 SHOWERS, DAY VISITORS Cold showers are available outside restrooms in Areas A, B, & C. SWIMMING A mile and a quarter of Atlantic beach is open to swimming. There are no lifeguards, so swim and canoeing at your own risk. The beach is accessible from access points in Areas A, B, & C by making any left turn once you enter the park. During the winter, please watch for Portuguese Man-of-War warnings posted at the Ranger Station. BICYCLING The park has a paved bike path approximately 1.5-miles long and unpaved service roads where you can enjoy easy cycling. You can easily ride a few miles in a loop by routing through the various paths and roadways. The terrain is completely flat. Some paths will take you beneath the trees, and others offer views of Biscayne Bay. If you're lucky, you might spot an eagle ray or manatee. You can rent individual bikes or quad bikes from the park's concession located a few steps from the Lighthouse Cafe. Bicycle Rentals Cruiser bicycles may be rented for $3.00/half-hour and $5.00/hour English bikes, Tandems and Trikes cost $5.00/half-hour and $8.00/hour Quad bikes seat 4 and are available for $10.00/half-hour and $15.00/hour Participation Requirements CANOEING & KAYAKING Our new launch is available at Beach Access # 1 at the north end of 'Area A.' We have reserved parking spaces directly adjacent to the walkway. Since the portage is several hundred feet, we recommend a boat dolly or an extra helper for your convenience. On the beach, you will notice a 'V-shaped' set of safety floats for your protection. This is the only area on the beach that you are permitted to launch and make land from. You may also launch from No Name Harbor by lowering your canoe/kayak off the sea wall. However, depending on tidal conditions, there may be a significant drop to the water's surface, providing a difficult launch and loading/recovery scenario. You must portage by hand from the parking lot at 'Boater's Grill,' to the sea wall. Please arrive early on the weekends as parking fills up quickly. And please remember, you may not tie up to the fishing platforms anywhere in the park; the only beach landing site is at Beach Access #1 in 'Area A.' Participation Requirements Watercraft Rentals Single person kayaks or hydro-bikes are available for $10.00/half-hour or $15.00 per hour Double kayaks and double hydro-bikes are available for $15.00/half-hour and $25.00/hour Please operate all watercraft beyond the floats and away from all swimmers HIKING/NATURE TRAIL Nature trails are located on the west side of the park. To the north, is a trail through the mangrove wetlands, beginning 100 feet north of The Boater's Grill parking area. A trail through the coastal strand runs from 100 feet east of The Boater's Grill parking area and travels south ending in Area D. HISTORIC SITE Built in 1825, the Cape Florida Lighthouse is recognized as the oldest structure in South Florida and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was restored in 1967-70 and again in 1992-96. It was the only lighthouse to have been attacked by Indians. A U.S. Army base was built here to protect the land and sea from subsequent Indian attacks. The park is also recognized as a site within the U.S. National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom – commemorating the trip to the British Bahamas by escaped slaves before the lighthouse was constructed. TOURS Tours of the Lighthouse are available at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Thursday through Monday. WILDLIFE VIEWING Birds may be seen along the sea wall and the nature trails, depending on the season, weather and migration patterns. The Travel & Tourism Club School of Hospitality Management Florida International University 3000 NE 151 st, North Miami FL 33181 Cflec001@fiu.edu