It is important to know that Haulover Beach is NOT in South Beach. It's not in Miami or Miami Beach actually. It is between Hollywood and Bal Harbor (which is a fashionable and expensive suburb or sorts of Miami Beach about 20 mins if not a lot of traffic). And it is a nude (clothing optional) beach where the boys are at one end of it. To get to the gay part, you will pass the straight nude part and sometimes it's not pretty.

But once at the gay part you will see both women and men (but mostly men and the occasional topless lady) basking in the sun and dangling in the wind.

The beach is not particularly wide, but it is a nice space and worth visiting if you really want to walk around in full glory. Otherwise the "gay beach" in South Beach (at about 13th Steet and Ocean Drive) is a good bet.

Of course photos are "discouraged" and discretion is important, but let's be real, people know what you are there for. Parking is about $5 (depending on time of day) and you have to walk through bushes on a path and through a tunnel (that goes under the highway) to the nude part. Oddly, I am not aware of a real nude beach actually IN Miami Beach, but if you don't mind the inconvenience of getting there, it can be a swinging good time.