Baker's Haulover Inlet

Baker's Haulover Inlet as viewed when approaching from the Atlantic Ocean side.

A sign for the Park and Marina at Baker's Haulover.

Baker's Haulover Inlet is a man-made channel in Miami-Dade County, Florida connecting the northern end of Biscayne Bay with the Atlantic Ocean, at coordinates 25°53′59″N 80°07′26″W / 25.89972°N 80.12389°W / 25.89972; -80.12389. The inlet was cut in 1925 through a narrow point in the sand between the cities of Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles. It is the location of an official nude beach, recreation areas and marina in the 99-acre Haulover Park. A fixed bridge carries SR A1A across the inlet.

The name is reported to have appeared on maps as early as 1823.

There is a State of Florida Historical Landmark Marker (over 50 years old) at the original Lighthouse Dock site dedicated on February 21, 2004, to the first charter-boat captains at the 1926-1951 dock. It is the only marker in the State of Florida for a fishing dock.

References

Reference to earliest use of the name - retrieved November 27, 2005
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker's Haulover Inlet
Historical Haulover page - retrieved September 12, 2007

Coastal waters of Florida

Bays	Apalachicola Biscayne Blackwater Choctawhatchee East Escambia Estero Florida Palm Pensacola Perdido Ponce de Leon Sarasota St. Andrews Tampa Whitewater

Inlets	Baker's Haulover Blind Pass Captiva Pass Caxambus Pass Gasparilla Pass Hillsboro Lake Worth Matanzas Ponce de León Redfish Pass Sebastian South Lake Worth St. Lucie

Lagoons	Banana River Guana River Halifax River Indian River Lake Worth Marquesas Keys Matanzas River Mosquito Lagoon

See also	Florida Everglades Intracoastal Waterway List of Florida rivers

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