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FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH BOTH AT THE LINKS PROVIDED BELOW AND
Wear face coverings, recreate in groups less than 10, maintain social distance of at least 6 feet apart while on the trails, and avoid touching common surfaces such as handrails, benches, etc. to be safe while visiting.
Palm Beach County Emergency Orders
Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Guidelines
Jupiter Ridge
1800 South U.S. Highway 1, Jupiter, FL 33477
A quiet stop along Riverwalk - 2.5 mile multiuse corridor south of Jupiter Inlet
Open Sunrise to Sunset, 365 Days a Year
At a Glance
Longest Shoreline along the Intracoastal Waterway
Over 270-acres of scrub, scrubby flatwood, mesic flatwoods, depression marsh, and mangrove swamp ecosystems are located in this natural area. Take a walk down the path to "Ski Beach" where you might be lucky enough to see a manatee swim past as this site has the longest shoreline along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway of any other natural area in the County.
Features
- Little Blue Heron Trail
(Paved) 0.2 miles
- Scrub Lizard Trail (Sandy) 1.7 miles
- Pawpaw Trail
(Sandy) 0.6 miles
- Observation platform overlooking tidal swamp channels of
Old Lake Worth Creek
- Canoe/kayak access from Ski Beach
- Part of the
Great Florida Bird and Wildlife Trail