Baker's Haulover Inlet

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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. The inlet was cut in 1925 through a narrow point in the peninsula that extends to a point east of the mouth of the Miami River, and which now is occupied by the cities of Bal Harbour, Surfside and Miami Beach. The cut is bordered to the south by Bal Harbour, and to the north by Miami-Dade County Haulover Park. A fixed bridge carries SR A1A across the inlet.

The name Baker's Haulover is presumed to derive from a man named Baker who hauled small boats over the isthmus between ocean and bay. The name is reported to have appeared on maps as early as 1823.

Haulover Park has a mile-and-a-half long beach, a marina, six tennis courts, and a nine-hole 27-par golf course. Part of the beach in Haulover Park is officially designated "clothing-optional".

[edit] References

• County Park Department web site for Haulover Park - retrieved December 4, 2005
• Reference to earliest use of the name - retrieved November 27, 2005
• Reference to nude beach at Haulover Park - retrieved December 4, 2005
• USGS Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report - Bakers Haulover Inlet - retrieved February 17, 2006

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