27th Avenue Beachfront Park
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[ Date ]
08 16 2026
27th Avenue Beachfront Park sits between neighborhood streets and the Atlantic Ocean. A wooden boardwalk crosses the dunes to the beach. Behind it, cars move through the parking lot, basketballs strike the courts, and children play nearby. Beyond the dunes, wind and surf carry back toward the park.
[ Geographic Features ]
Beachfront, Shoreline, Dune System, Barrier Island
[ Patterns of Land Use ]
Public Park, Boardwalk, Waterfront Access
[ Data Set ]
6:03 PM EST
29.008861, -80.878389
87°F 30.5°C 75% RH, Cloudy
Wind 8 MPH, Gusts up to 12 MPH, 138°SE
The boardwalk crosses the dunes between the parking lot and the Atlantic. Sand collects along its edges and beneath the railings. On the park side, basketballs strike pavement, children move through the playground, and cars pull in and out of spaces carrying chairs, umbrellas, and boards. At the public showers, people rinse away sand and salt before returning to their cars.
Sea grape grows behind sections of fencing, while the boardwalk keeps foot traffic to a narrow route across the dune. Beyond it, people walk the waterline, gulls shift with the wind, and waves break and withdraw across packed sand. Parking, playgrounds, showers, and courts sit just behind the dune, separated from the beach by little more than a boardwalk and a change in elevation.
[ Plants ]
Railroad Vine
Common Names: Railroad Vine, Beach Morning Glory, Goat’s Foot
Botanical Name: Ipomoea pes-caprae
A native trailing vine that spreads across open beach and foredunes. Its long runners root in loose sand and produce large purple-pink morning glory flowers.
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. pes-caprae
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Beach Sunflower
Common Names: Beach Sunflower, Dune Sunflower, Cucumberleaf Sunflower
Botanical Name: Helianthus debilis
A low-growing native sunflower found on dunes and sandy coastal ground. Its spreading stems and yellow flowers are common along disturbed and open beachfront areas.
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helianthus
Species: H. debilis
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Sea Purslane
Common Names: Sea Purslane, Shoreline Purslane
Botanical Name: Sesuvium portulacastrum
A native succulent that forms low mats along beaches, dunes, and saline shorelines. Its fleshy leaves tolerate salt spray, intense sun, and periodically inundated soils.
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Sesuvium
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Sea Grape
Common Names: Sea Grape, Seagrape
Botanical Name: Coccoloba uvifera
A native coastal shrub or small tree found on dunes and sandy shorelines. Its broad, round leaves tolerate salt spray and wind, while dense roots help hold sand along the upper beach.
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Coccoloba
Species: C. uvifera