The appeal of the oceanfront stretch known as North Beach Oceanside Park is its location. It's far enough from the touristy throngs of South Beach and the teeny thongs of the nude beach at Haulover.

North Beach Oceanside Park 8328 Collins Ave., Miami Beach 305-861-3616 miamibeachfl.gov Lovingly nicknamed Bark Beach, North Beach Oceanside Park is one of the many coastal dog havens that ...

The boardwalk path runs behind the Miami Beach Bandshell, a concert venue, and gets you near the North Beach Oceanside Park Beach, a stretch of uncrowded sand backed by trees.

It took 36 eighteen-wheeler dump trucks to deliver all the sand needed to create eight indoor beach volleyball courts at the new North Beach Volleyball venue that opened last month in Mt. Sinai.