Park · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 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.
Beaches and parks within 15 miles of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea — Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach and Dania Beach included — nearest first.
9 things to do · Updated September 2026
9 places within 15 mi
Park · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
10 min from Coral Ridge. 1.9-mi paved loop, freshwater lagoon paddling, beach via the A1A tunnel. The default after-work dog walk.
Park · Free · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Lakes and trails plus the city's fenced Bark Park with a dog swim lake (7–7).
Beach · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
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.

Park · Deerfield Beach · 8.8 mi
430 acres, paved loop, MTB trails, Ski Rixen cable park, Woofing Waters dog park.

Park · Dania Beach · 10 mi
2.5 mi of undeveloped beach, glass-calm Whiskey Creek paddling with rentals, jetty snorkeling.
Park · Sunrise · 10 mi
Broward's biggest mountain-bike system (~12 mi), 3.5-acre Barkham dog park.

Park · Boca Raton · 12 mi
Sea turtle rehab tanks and hammock boardwalk; park free at Gumbo Limbo and walk across A1A to snorkel Red Reef.

Park · Hollywood · 13 mi
1,500 acres of mangrove estuary, 5-story observation tower, marked kayak trails with rentals.

Beach · Hollywood · 13 mi
Fri–Sun afternoons (3–7 or 4–8 pm). Small friendly crowd.

Park · North Miami Beach · 18 mi
Florida's largest urban park: 15 mi of MTB single-track, mangrove kayak trails, Friday sunset and full-moon paddles.

Park · Free · Delray Beach · 19 mi
Elevated boardwalks over wetlands — the region's best easy birding, excellent at fall migration.

Beach · Bal Harbour · 21 mi
The only seven-day-a-week dog beach in the region (8 am–sunset) plus fenced runs.

Park · Boynton Beach · 23 mi
Northern Everglades: cypress boardwalk, 12-mi levee bike loop, 5.5-mi canoe trail. Wintering ducks arrive in Nov.

Beach · Free · Miami Beach · 28 mi
Daily morning windows (7–9 or 9–11 am) and Fri–Sun afternoons.