Boca Chita Key – Miami’s Playground!

Within sight of Miami’s towering shoreline sits Boca Chita Key –

This breezy manicured isle is the northernmost island in the Florida Keys. Once a mangrove-covered island, it soon became a hot spot for affluent industrialists. Mark Honeywell created the current structures on the island in the early 1900s. Wealthy boaters frequented the boating paradise as a balmy retreat from the fast-growing city life of Miami and Miami Beach.

Boca Chita Key, now frequented by day boaters looking for a Bahama-style picnic retreat, can be a busy place. People may come by a small ferryboat, it shuttles people back and forth for family picnics on the island. Boca Chita became part of Biscayne National Park in the late-nineteen hundreds.

Don’t Go On the Weekends!

The island features a man-made concrete-walled harbor with the ability to host lots of boats around its circumference. We always try to avoid going to Boca Chita on Saturdays or Sundays due to the crazy activity. The weekend crowd differs substantially from the weekday visitors. They come to party hard on a typical weekend, it can be noisy with music blasting from boats. During the week, the harbor is empty and more of a pleasant stay for the crew of Kismet and other unhurried boaters. On a sunny day, you can see Miami across the bay and at night the lights twinkle far away beckoning us to partake and play.

The main feature of visiting Boca Chita is the ability to get off our boat and walk the trail around the island. We like to swim in the crystal clear water and relax on the clean white-sand beach. Boaters who visit here are friendly and relaxed, just as we feel we are when we visit. No room for stress here! Boca Chita is a gem for boaters transiting this area. If you haven’t been yet, put it on your “Go To” list.