Alice Wainwright Park is a waterfront park and nature preserve located in northern

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, on the southern border of

Brickell Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida located directly east of Interstate 95, south of the historic CBD, and north of Coconut Grove. Brickell is known as the financial district in Miami, as well as South Florida. Brickell was found ...

. It is named for Alice C. Wainwright, who was the first woman elected to serve on the City of Miami Commission. The park planted with palm and

gumbo limbo ''Bursera simaruba'', commonly known as gumbo-limbo, copperwood, chaca, West Indian birch, naked Indian, and turpentine tree, is a tree species in the family Burseraceae, native to the Neotropics, from South Florida to Mexico and the Caribbean ...

trees, offers, "a stunning vista of Biscayne Bay." The park is located on

Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay () is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is la ...

and has several acres of green space, as well as some athletic and recreational facilities including a playground and basketball courts. The park was built as part of the 1972 Parks for People Bond. The park's entrance is located on a secluded extension of

Brickell Avenue Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that was formerly part of U.S. Route 1, in Miami, Florida, just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main ro ...

that is disconnected from the main portion that was formerly signed as

U.S. Route 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...

. Street parking is available and the road is also part of a popular for biking, where two popular routes converge, including the

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. Along with

Simpson Park Hammock Simpson Park, officially Simpson Park Hammock, is a urban park and nature preserve located between Brickell and The Roads neighborhoods of Miami, Florida. The park was originally known as Jungle Park, as were set aside in 1913 by a group of indi ...

, Alice Wainwright Park includes a fragment of the once widespread tropical hardwood hammock known as Brickell Hammock. The park was once considered partially responsible for some of the blight in the secluded neighborhood, which has long been home to many wealthy residents, including celebrities. This led to contention over the street parking as higher enforcement and private security were on the rise.

Gallery

Miami Rock Ridge - Rock Outcrop Alice Waiwright Park 01.jpg, Miami Rock Ridge exposed at the Park Miami Rock Ridge - Rock Outcrop Closeup 02 from top.jpg, View of Biscayne Bay and Key Biscayne from atop the Miami Rock Ridge

References

External links

Miami and Beaches listing

{{Greater Miami, state=collapsed Parks in Miami Parks in Miami-Dade County, Florida Nature reserves in Florida