Boat launches are available at Homestead Bayfront Park, Black Point Marina, and other nearby marinas. No boat launches are available at Convoy Point. The park maintains a 66-slip harbor at Elliott Key, where boaters may spend the day or night. Boaters can also tie up at Boca Chita Key's harbor. Anchorage areas may be found off Elliott and Sands keys.
Boat tours are available on glass-bottom boats going to the coral reefs.
Biscayne National Underwater Park Inc. Reservations are required. You can also rent canoes and kayaks if you wish to tour Biscayne on your own. Boat rental companies are also located in the Miami area. Swimming is popular at protected swimming beaches, located on Elliott Key and at Homestead Bayfront Park, adjacent to Biscayne National Park. Snorkeling and scuba diving are superb in the bay or along the coral reefs offshore.