Park
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)
Beaches & Parks in Boynton Beach, FL
Beaches and parks within 15 miles of Boynton Beach — Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Deerfield Beach included — nearest first.
5 things to do · Updated September 2026
5 places within 15 mi
Park · Free
Wakodahatchee & Green Cay Wetlands
Elevated boardwalks over wetlands — the region's best easy birding, excellent at fall migration.
FreeNo dogs
Park · Boca Raton · 12 mi
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
Park · Free · West Palm Beach · 13 mi
Grassy Waters Preserve
Cypress boardwalk plus a 16.6-mi shadeless levee loop for gravel bikes (Nov only).
FreeNo dogs
Park · Deerfield Beach · 15 mi
Quiet Waters Park
430 acres, paved loop, MTB trails, Ski Rixen cable park, Woofing Waters dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OK
Park · Singer Island · 18 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/carleashedPark · Free · Juno Beach · 25 mi
Juno Dunes & Jupiter Ridge natural areas
Short scrub trails; Juno Dunes climbs a 45-ft dune with ocean views.
FreeleashedPark · Sunrise · 27 mi
Markham Park
Broward's biggest mountain-bike system (~12 mi), 3.5-acre Barkham dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OKPark · Fort Lauderdale · 28 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 · 28 mi
Snyder Park
Lakes and trails plus the city's fenced Bark Park with a dog swim lake (7–7).
FreeDogs OKBeach · Fort Lauderdale · 28 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 OK
Park · Jupiter · 28 mi
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
11,500 acres on the Wild & Scenic Loxahatchee; 25 mi of hiking, 9-mi Camp Murphy mountain bike network. The kayak/boat-tour concession closed June 2026 — bring your own or launch from Riverbend Park. Scrub trails are brutal in Sept; go early or wait for Nov.
$6/carleashed
Park · Jupiter · 28 mi
Blowing Rocks Preserve
Limestone blowholes spout 50 ft at high tide with big surf — most dramatic during a fall nor'easter or offshore hurricane swell.
$2No dogs
Park · Free · Jupiter · 28 mi
Riverbend Park
680 acres, 10+ mi of shaded trails, best put-in for the cypress-canopied upper Loxahatchee. Jupiter Outdoor Center rents kayaks ($40) and bikes ($20) on site.
Freeleashed
Beach · Free · Jupiter · 28 mi
Jupiter Dog Beach
2.5 miles of off-leash beach, sunrise to sunset, free parking and bags. The gold standard; ~75 min away — pair it with a Jupiter dive, surf check or brewery.
FreeDogs OK
Nothing else within 15 mi