Park · Free
Grassy Waters Preserve
Cypress boardwalk plus a 16.6-mi shadeless levee loop for gravel bikes (Nov only).
FreeNo dogs
Beaches & Parks in West Palm Beach, FL
Beaches and parks within 15 miles of West Palm Beach — Singer Island, Juno Beach and Boynton Beach included — nearest first.
5 things to do · Updated September 2026
5 places within 15 mi
Park · Singer Island · 4.9 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 · 11 mi
Juno Dunes & Jupiter Ridge natural areas
Short scrub trails; Juno Dunes climbs a 45-ft dune with ocean views.
Freeleashed
Park · Boynton Beach · 13 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 · Free · Boynton Beach · 13 mi
Wakodahatchee & Green Cay Wetlands
Elevated boardwalks over wetlands — the region's best easy birding, excellent at fall migration.
FreeNo dogs
Park · Jupiter · 15 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 · 15 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 · 15 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 · 15 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
Park · Boca Raton · 25 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 · Deerfield Beach · 28 mi
Quiet Waters Park
430 acres, paved loop, MTB trails, Ski Rixen cable park, Woofing Waters dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OK
Nothing else within 15 mi