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​Take a virtual tour of Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands!

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Take your own self-guided boardwalk tour using our new ​QR code signs located along the boardwalk. Scan each QR code with a smartphone or other mobile device for information about each zone. Download a free reader from your app store or marketplace. Search: QR Reader​

Green Cay Nature Center overlooks 100 acres of constructed wetland and provides educational opportunities about this unique habitat. The wetland features 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk featuring interpretive signs about the habitat. The Nature Center includes a lecture hall, gift shop, and live animals in an extensive exhibit room that highlights wetland attributes. Come for a visit and find that there's something for everyone at this fantastic facility!​

​Hours of Operation
The nature center is closed during observed County holidays.​

The boardwalk at Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands is open from sunrise to sunset; public restrooms are accessible from 6:45 a.m. to sunset. Please see nature center hours below.​ ​​

Special Operating Hours for the week of November 11-16
Boardwalk will remain open during these times.
CLOSED Monday, November 11
OPEN 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Tuesday & Wednesday, November 12 & 13
CLOSED Thursday, November 14 (due to all staff training)
OPEN 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Friday & Saturday, November 15 & 16

Special Holiday Hours for the week of Thanksgiving
Boardwalk is open from sunrise to sunset.
CLOSED Sunday & Monday, November 24 & 25
OPEN 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Tuesday & Wednesday, November 26 & 27
CLOSED Thursday & Friday, November 28 & 29
OPEN 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Saturday, November 30

​Nature Center/Exhibit Hours 
Wednesday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
(Closed Sunday–Tuesday)​

Programs (By Reservation Only) 
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Boardwalk
Daily: sunrise - sunset

Rules
Please remember the following are not permitted:​
  • Drones
  • Pets
  • Food
  • Alcohol
  • Jogging, running or speed walking
  • Biking or skating
  • Smoking
  • Fishing​

Contact Information


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12800 Hagen Ranch Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
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 561-966-7000
Fax: 561-496-4369
greencay@pbc.gov

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​Bobby Seals
Manager​

Blake Scarborough
Naturalist

Emily Rademacher
Assistant Naturalist

​​Lee Hester Jr.
Maintenance Worker II 

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Useful Links

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​Friends of Green Cay: Memberships, Donations & Animal Adoptions​ [external link]​
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​Green Cay Weather Information​ (current weather conditions from the Green Cay Weather Station - external link​)
​Destination Recreation​ (overview video of PBC nature centers)​

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