Beach
Reef Road
South Florida's big-wave spot — only breaks on major N/NE swell (hurricanes, Nov fronts). Experts only; residential walk-in parking.
Outdoors & On the Water in Palm Beach, FL
Outdoors and on the water within 15 miles of Palm Beach — West Palm Beach, Singer Island and Lake Worth Beach included — nearest first.
14 things to do · Updated September 2026
14 places within 15 mi
On the water
Palm Beach ledges
Turtle-heavy drift dives on Breakers Reef and the Mizpah wreck corridor. Pura Vida Divers (also Open Water certification ~$500–600 and Blue Heron Bridge guided shore dives), Walker's, Narcosis.
~$95–110On the water
Sailing lessons
Fort Lauderdale Community Sailing / LYC (basic keelboat, Wednesday-night racing), Blue Water Sailing School (Bahia Mar; ASA liveaboard courses incl. Bahamas passages — Nov is prime), Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Palm Beach Sailing Club.
On the water · West Palm Beach · 1.2 mi
Cable wake parks
Ski Rixen (Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield — the original US cable park, Wibit aqua park), Miami Watersports Complex (Amelia Earhart Park), Shark Wake Park (Okeeheelee, WPB).
$50–60/2 hr
Swimming hole · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Local spring substitutes
South Florida has no natural springs — they all sit north of Orlando. Local stand-ins: the spring-fed Venetian Pool in Coral Gables (1924 lagoon pool, $23, closed Mondays), the atoll pool at Matheson Hammock, the Snyder Park dog lake, and Peanut Island's snorkel lagoon.
Beach · Free · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Phil Foster Park / Blue Heron Bridge
Often called the best shore dive in the US: 5–20 ft, marked snorkel trail, seahorses, octopus, eagle rays. Go within an hour of high tide only. Force-E and Pura Vida rent gear nearby.
Freeleashed (park)
Beach · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Peanut Island
Snorkel lagoon and east-side reef; weekdays in October are quiet, weekends are a sandbar party.
$15–20 shuttleNo dogs
Beach · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Ocean Reef Park & Coral Cove Park
Rock reef 30–100 ft off the beach; high tide, calm days.
No dogs
On the water · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Loxahatchee NWR canoe trail & MacArthur Beach lagoon
Marsh loop with gators; mangrove islands with manatees and rays.
On the water · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Peanut Island Shuttle
10-min ride; 10–3 out, last return 5.
$15–20 round trip
On the water · Free · Singer Island · 5.5 mi
Manatee Lagoon
Free FPL center at the warm-water outflow; manatee season opens Nov 15 (daily 9–4). Before that it's exhibits only.
FreeNo dogs
Beach · Lake Worth Beach · 6.4 mi
Lake Worth Pier & Boynton Inlet
Mellow sandbars north of the pier; Boynton's south jetty is a classic.
Beach · Juno Beach · 12 mi
Jupiter Inlet & Juno Pier
Longest rights in the area on N-NE swell; Juno Pier is the most reliable fall wave and the best check-in spot.
On the water · Kids · Boynton Beach · 13 mi
Boynton Beach shallow reefs
Splashdown Divers / Loggerhead — 40–60 ft drift with the county's most turtles; snorkelers ride the same boat.
On the water · Jupiter · 16 mi
Jupiter goliath grouper aggregation
The headline fall dive. Hundreds of 300–500 lb goliaths stack on the Wreck Trek (Zion Train, Miss Jenny, Esso Bonaire), MG-111 and Tunnels Aug–Oct, peaking at the Sept and early-Oct new moons. Drift diving in 60–90 ft with current — Advanced or comfortable OW recommended. Jupiter Dive Center (new-moon night charters), Jupiter Scuba Diving, Black Flag Charters.
~$100–120 two-tank
On the water · Jupiter · 16 mi
Emerald Charters shark dives
3-tank shark expeditions; lemon shark aggregation is Dec–Mar, but fall trips see bulls, silkies and goliaths.
On the water · Jupiter · 16 mi
Upper Loxahatchee River — Riverbend Park to Trapper Nelson's
Florida's first Wild & Scenic River, cypress-canopied and shaded — the best paddle in the region. 8 mi round trip or a one-way shuttle to the state park via Jupiter Outdoor Center (guided tours too).
$40 kayakyes (own kayak)
On the water · Jupiter · 16 mi
Jupiter Inlet / DuBois lagoon
Turquoise inlet, sandbar and lagoon at slack tide.
SUP/kayak ~$30–45
On the water · Delray Beach · 17 mi
Delray Yacht Cruises
2-hr Intracoastal sightseeing and sunset cruises.
~$35–45Beach · Free · Boca Raton · 24 mi
Red Reef Park
Artificial reef 20–50 yd out in 2–12 ft — the easiest beginner snorkel. Park free at Gumbo Limbo.
No dogs
Beach · Free · Boca Raton · 24 mi
Boca Inlet & Deerfield Pier
Deerfield is the Broward standard and where the free lessons happen.
Nothing else within 15 mi