Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium: Miami Gardens Location, Home Games, Parking and County Grants

No. The Miami Dolphins play at Hard Rock Stadium, 347 Don Shula Drive, in the City of Miami Gardens, a separate municipality in north-central Miami-Dade County.

The stadium lists its address as 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056, with a main number of (305) 943-8000 and a ticket office at 305-943-6678 (Hard Rock Stadium). Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003, as the 33rd city in Miami-Dade County, covers about 20 square miles and sits mid-way between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and its city profile names Hard Rock Stadium as one of the places it is home to (City of Miami Gardens).

That split matters for anyone with a City of Miami question: the 2016 settlement over the stadium land calls for a zoning ordinance adopted by both Miami Gardens and Miami-Dade County, covered below. The Miami Gardens profile lists I-95, the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) and the Florida Turnpike as the roads that reach the city (City of Miami Gardens profile).

A 2022 Miami-Dade County memo states that South Florida Stadium LLC owns and operates the stadium and the parking lots around it.

Public money reaches the stadium through event grants rather than ownership. On June 17, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-560-14, a Marquee Event Performance Based Grant Agreement with the Stadium LLC and, for limited purposes, Miami Dolphins, Ltd. The Stadium LLC committed to a $350,000,000 investment in modernizing the stadium, and the County agreed to grants funded solely from available convention development tax when the stadium lands marquee events such as the Super Bowl, World Cup matches and College Football semifinal or championship games (Miami-Dade Agenda Item 11(A)(24)).

Those figures are caps on what the stadium can earn under the Miami-Dade agreement, not amounts the County has paid; the memo ties each grant to events actually held (Miami-Dade County Attorney memo).

A May 21, 2024 County resolution recorded that Miami-Dade was scheduled to host seven 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, including group matches, a quarterfinal and the third-place match, all at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens between June 15 and July 18, 2026. The same item set County support for the Greater Miami Sports Commission host committee at up to $21,000,000 in cash, up to $25,000,000 in in-kind services and public safety expenses, and $3,000,000 in matching funds for a World Cup legacy project (Miami-Dade Agenda Item 11(A)(3), May 21, 2024). The memo also lists venues elsewhere in the county, such as Bayfront Park in the City of Miami and the Miami Beach Convention Center, that were expected to host official World Cup events and activities (Miami-Dade Agenda Item 11(A)(3)).

After Miami Gardens sued Miami-Dade County in 2014 over jurisdiction around the stadium, the two settled under County Resolution R-442-16, and Miami Gardens voters approved a matching charter amendment in August 2016.

A February 2017 County Commission packet explains that Section 9.6 of the Miami Gardens charter had carried pre-agreed conditions on jurisdiction over Hard Rock Stadium and surrounding properties, including preservation of County development approvals under Development of Regional Impact order Z-210-85. The settlement agreement was between the City, the County, the owners of certain properties around the stadium and the stadium operator (Miami-Dade Commission Auditor, February 7, 2017).

Both the settlement and the charter amendment require a zoning ordinance for the Stadium Properties adopted by both the County and the City. The 2017 packet says that after the County adopts the proposed ordinance, the County will hold a public hearing on it (Miami-Dade County Commission packet).

The Miami Dolphins have six regular season home games left at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, starting with the New England Patriots on November 1, 2026, at 4:25PM.

The Miami Gardens stadium list also shows University of Miami football on four more fall 2026 dates from October 24, and the CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on January 14, 2027, the Miami Open from March 14 to 28, 2027, and the Formula 1 Hard Rock Miami Grand Prix from April 30 to May 2, 2027 (Hard Rock Stadium events). The stadium notes that events take place rain or shine (Hard Rock Stadium A-Z Guide).

A banner on the Hard Rock Stadium site in Miami Gardens says parking at the stadium is sold out and park and ride passes are still available; the GEICO HRS Express park and ride has $10 parking and a free shuttle.

The two park and ride lots are Lot 70, across from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel at 5700 S SR-7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, and Lot 95, the Golden Glades Parking Garage at 16000 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33169. For Dolphins games both open three hours before kickoff, the shuttle uses an express lane to the Florida Turnpike, and shuttles run until 75 minutes after the game. Only one $10 pass is needed per car, however many people ride (Hard Rock Stadium GEICO HRS Express).

Miami Gardens stadium parking gates open four hours before a Dolphins kickoff. Rideshare pickup after the game is at Lot 44, which the stadium estimates is a 25-minute walk, and the Uber Shuttle, egress only, leaves from near the Lot 18 pedestrian bridge (Hard Rock Stadium A-Z Guide). Inner lot accessible parking for Dolphins and Hurricanes games requires a pre-purchased ADA Reserved pass.

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens sells pre-purchased inner lot ADA Reserved parking for Dolphins games, offers wheelchair escorts from the gates, and runs a Sensory Room at Section 153.

For Dolphins and University of Miami games, an inner lot accessible space requires that ADA Reserved pass bought in advance; at other stadium events those spaces are first come, first served, checked at Gate 1A or Gate 4 (Hard Rock Stadium A-Z Guide). Wheelchair escorts run from the Miami Gardens stadium gates to seats and back once gates open and end about 30 minutes after the event, but they do not go to or from cars in the inner lot.

The Miami Gardens stadium's Sensory Room at Section 153 is a private air-conditioned quiet room with a padded floor, a tablet for music and noise canceling headsets, and more headsets are available at the Guest Experience Headquarters. Children using it must be with a parent or guardian at all times (Hard Rock Stadium).

Lost items at a Dolphins game go to Guest Experience Headquarters at sections 115, 143, 215, 243, 315 and 343; on non-event days the stadium takes calls at (305) 943-8000, and it holds found items for 30 days after the event (Hard Rock Stadium A-Z Guide). When lightning is detected near the Miami Gardens stadium, the public address system tells guests where to shelter, and the event is suspended if there is an imminent threat.

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens allows clear plastic bags up to 12 by 6 by 12 inches and small bags or fanny packs up to 4.5 by 6.5 inches, and stadium gates open two hours before a Dolphins kickoff.

At the Miami Gardens gates, diaper bags are permitted and searched, and each fan may carry factory-sealed plastic water bottles of 20 oz. or less; bags over the limits are prohibited, and searches use X-ray technology or hand checks (Hard Rock Stadium clear bag policy). Reusable water bottles are not permitted, and food in a clear plastic bag is allowed only for guests with special medical or dietary needs (Hard Rock Stadium carry-in policy).

A bag that is too big can go back to the car or into Guest Experience Bag Check at the East and SW pedestrian crosswalks of the inner lots for $15.00 or $20.00. The stadium has a no re-entry policy for Dolphins and University of Miami games, and sections 331 and 332 are alcohol-free for Dolphins games (Hard Rock Stadium A-Z Guide).

Last verified: October 18, 2026, against three Miami-Dade County records on the stadium, the City of Miami Gardens profile and four Hard Rock Stadium pages on events, bags, gates and park and ride.