Crandon Park
 

I have heard that Kiteboarding is banned in the summer at Crandon. However my sister's kids, that live near, say they have seen kiteboarders often and recently.
We are headed there the weekend for a BBQ on the beach, will I at least be able to fly the trainer kites?

I have heard the same thing as well, but how strange because there were no winds whatsoever in the past few days/week... people sneak in while the administration is unavailable for monitoring
-Danny

You can also just go south of the park....

You might be seeing instructors/students that arrive by boat? I was out on the ski last week and saw kites in the water tied off to a boat.

Hey Guys i was also wandering about Crandon Park. It looks like monday is gonna bring us some strong easterly winds. Does anybody know if we are allow to kite there during week days? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Also if there's any other alternatives such us Virginia Key which last time I heard was banned as well. Thanks. Freddy

Virginia Key Beach is closed until further notice. Christophe is trying to negotiate something with the management of Crandon Park but it is too early to say if he will be successful.

This leaves the other few normal remaining spots, for now. Guys, avoiding problems at these beaches doesn't require all that much effort. Ball's in your court, take care of access or trash it, riders choice.

After Labor Day
 

Guys, it is now after labor day, does anybody know if we are allowed to kite yet @ Crandon????

In the past they have let us kite from labor day thru memorial day

I drove there last week and spoke to a park worker who said no but they are working on it.

I'm new here so take it for what it's worth..

Christophe is taking the lead on restoring access through his concession there. He asked me about finding streamers via email the other day so it looks like things are moving forward. Certification will be required along with other things including a rider cap. Hopefully, Christophe will put the word out here soon as well as on his website, miamikiteboarding.com.

The rules appear at:
http://miamikiteboarding.com/NewRulesforCrandon.htm

I just spoke to Christophe and he hopes the park will open things within two weeks. He has hired a guy to stay near the beach to sign people in and answer questions. We desperately needed someone like this years back but couldn't afford it. Streamers will be checked out and returned with a max number of riders of 25. Riders will have to have IKO or PASA Level III Certification and other rules will apply, see above. As always this is a test case, one I hope we perform well in. Getting kicked out again will serve no one any good.

So, once it is open again, word will appear here and on miamikiteboarding.com.