Palm Beach County's Best Parks to Visit in 2023

If you're running out of ideas on where to go to during your family day, here are the list of best parks to visit in Palm Beach County!

Jupiter

Riverbend Park at 9060 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, FL 33478 offers variety of activities such as kayaking, biking, riding, walking, and bird watching. It is a Tropical 666-acre park split by the Loxahatchee River, with hiking & horse trails, plus picnicking. While Carlin Park located at 400 Florida A1A, Jupiter, FL 33477 is historically significant and has a great restaurant, people come for the 3,000 feet of beach with a guarded swimming area. Carlin Park also has other amenities including the salt water fishing, 2 bocce courts, 20 station exercise course, picnic tables with grills, picnic pavilions, bicycle trails, a playground, restrooms, showers, sand volleyball court, baseball field, and tennis courts.

DuBois Park at 19075 Dubois Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 is a jetty on a lagoon with beach frontage features swimming, boat slips, and a playground. It is a great place for everyone with plenty of places to picnic, bathrooms, outdoor showers, nice place to stroll around and watch all the boats go in and out, and with  great view of the Jupiter lighthouse.

West Palm Beach

Grassy Waters Preserve located at 8264 Northlake Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 is a 23 square mile wetlands ecosystem. This park houses variety of native wildlife and is loved by nature enthusiasts. It also features pristine landscapes, hiking, and paddling. And Okeeheelee Park is one of the largest parks in south Florida and covers over 1700 acres. It is located at 7715 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33413 and features lighted tennis courts, more than 8 miles of bike trails, an 111-acre Equestrian Center, and a dog park. It also has an indoor nature center with an exhibit hall with live animals.

Boynton Beach

Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands is located at 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach, FL 33437 and features 100 acres of constructed wetland and provides educational opportunities about this unique habitat, 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk, and a Nature Center with a lecture hall, gift shop, and live animals.

You can also visit Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park at 2010 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 where you can find an 8-acre waterfront park offering a boat ramp ad docks, a playground, picnic areas, and fishing pier.

Delray Beach

Wakodahatchee Wetlands features a three-quarter mile boardwalk, and gazebos with benches. The park is located at 13270 Jog Rd, Delray Beach, FL 33484 and offers many opportunities to observe birds in their natural habitats - with over 178 bird species have been identified, along with turtles, alligators, rabbits, fish, frogs and raccoons.

If you want to bring your family dog with you, Lake Ida Dog Park is well-equipped for dogs. It is located at 1455 Lake Ida Rd, Delray Beach, FL 33444 and features paved walking paths, lots of picnic areas and parking lots, and plenty of restrooms. It also offers various activities such as boating and fishing.

Boca Raton

Spanish River Park is one of the largest parks in Boca Raton and it features swimming in the ocean, sunbathing, picnic tables and grills, biking paths, nature trails, and volleyball games, and is located at 3001 N. State Road A-1-A, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

Another option for a native wildlife viewing is Gumbo Limbo Nature Center at 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33432. It is a 20 acres facility along the coast and preserves the landscape with an elevated boardwalk, a viewing tower, a museum for educational displays and live creatures, a sea turtle rehabilitation, and a butterfly garden.

Sugar Sand Park is located at 300 S Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33486. It is a 132-acre park with a children's science center, performing-arts theater, gym, nature trails, and home to summer camp day options with fun educational programs geared towards kids of any age.

There are a lot of park options in Palm Beach County that offers fun activities for your friends and family. Are you excited to visit them this year?