Park
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center & Red Reef Park
Sea turtle rehab tanks and hammock boardwalk; park free at Gumbo Limbo and walk across A1A to snorkel Red Reef.
DonationNo dogs
Beaches & Parks in Boca Raton, FL
Beaches and parks within 15 miles of Boca Raton — Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach included — nearest first.
4 things to do · Updated September 2026
4 places within 15 mi
Park · Deerfield Beach · 3.0 mi
Quiet Waters Park
430 acres, paved loop, MTB trails, Ski Rixen cable park, Woofing Waters dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OK
Park · Free · Delray Beach · 7.1 mi
Wakodahatchee & Green Cay Wetlands
Elevated boardwalks over wetlands — the region's best easy birding, excellent at fall migration.
FreeNo dogs
Park · Boynton Beach · 12 mi
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Everglades: cypress boardwalk, 12-mi levee bike loop, 5.5-mi canoe trail. Wintering ducks arrive in Nov.
$5/carleashed (levee trail only)Park · Fort Lauderdale · 17 mi
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
10 min from Coral Ridge. 1.9-mi paved loop, freshwater lagoon paddling, beach via the A1A tunnel. The default after-work dog walk.
$6/carleashedPark · Free · Fort Lauderdale · 17 mi
Snyder Park
Lakes and trails plus the city's fenced Bark Park with a dog swim lake (7–7).
FreeDogs OKBeach · Fort Lauderdale · 17 mi
Canine Beach
The neighborhood dog beach. Fri–Sun only, evening hours (roughly 3–7 pm in winter, later in summer — hours conflict across sources; call 954-828-7275). Permit required, bought in person at Holiday Park with vaccination records.
$30/yr resident, $45 non-resident, $7 weekend passDogs OKPark · Sunrise · 17 mi
Markham Park
Broward's biggest mountain-bike system (~12 mi), 3.5-acre Barkham dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OK
Park · Dania Beach · 22 mi
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park
2.5 mi of undeveloped beach, glass-calm Whiskey Creek paddling with rentals, jetty snorkeling.
$6/carleashed
Park · Hollywood · 24 mi
Anne Kolb Nature Center / West Lake Park
1,500 acres of mangrove estuary, 5-story observation tower, marked kayak trails with rentals.
$1.50leashed (park, not center)
Beach · Hollywood · 24 mi
Hollywood Dog Beach
Fri–Sun afternoons (3–7 or 4–8 pm). Small friendly crowd.
$5–10/dog day passDogs OK
Park · Free · West Palm Beach · 25 mi
Grassy Waters Preserve
Cypress boardwalk plus a 16.6-mi shadeless levee loop for gravel bikes (Nov only).
FreeNo dogs
Park · Singer Island · 30 mi
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Boardwalk over Lake Worth Lagoon, 2 mi of beach, snorkel-from-shore reef at high tide, kayak rentals.
$5/carleashed
Park · North Miami Beach · 30 mi
Oleta River State Park
Florida's largest urban park: 15 mi of MTB single-track, mangrove kayak trails, Friday sunset and full-moon paddles.
$6/carleashed
Nothing else within 15 mi