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Seven existing activity centers and two planned activity centers are located within NENA. These centers offer visitors a wide variety of experiences related to the surrounding natural resources. Many of the activity centers are multiuse - providing opportunities for conservation, education and recreation at the same location These activity centers represent a doorway into the expansive natural areas found in NENA. All of the activity centers are owned and managed by public agencies or local governments that encourage attendance and recreation. The nine activity centers are:

  1. Jonathan Dickinson State Park consists of 11,500-acres of primarily pine flatwoods and sand pine scrub land that border the Loxahatchee River. It has camping, canoeing, bicycling, picnicking, hiking and passive uses and is managed by FDEP.

  2. John D. MacArthur Beach State Park is 325 acres in size and borders the Lake Worth Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. It has a large nature center, beach access and boardwalk system and is managed by FDEP.

  3. Loggerhead Marinelife Center at Juno Beach has a marine science building, beach access and saltwater tanks for sea turtles. It includes a kiosk and parking and is managed by the nonprofit Marinelife Center at Juno Beach. Plans for a major expansion of the facility are underway.

  4. Peanut Island Park is located on an 89-acre island in the Lake Worth Lagoon that is accessible only by boat. It includes a fishing pier, campgrounds, boat slips, picnic and snorkeling areas, an observation deck, a boardwalk, and a walking path.

  5. Grassy Waters Preserve is a 20-square-mile area located inland north and east of the Village of Royal Palm Beach. It contains cypress-dominated forested wetlands and herbaceous sloughs. A nature center is onsite with restrooms, picnic tables, a gazebo, canoe rental and parking. The site is owned and managed by the City of West Palm Beach and is the source of the City's public drinking water supply.

  6. J. W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area contains 60,224 acres and is accessed from Seminole Pratt-Whitney Road, just north of the Bee Line Highway. The natural area is characterized as a wetlands mosaic and contains sawgrass marsh, wet prairies, cypress dunes, pine flatwoods and tropical hammocks. Facilities include a 1.2-mile boardwalk and a segment of the Florida Trail. Camping, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, and archery are all permitted within the site. The site is managed by FWC and the youth camp on the site is managed by Pine Jog Environmental Education Center.

  7. DuPuis Management Area encompasses 21,875 acres and lies on the border between Palm Beach and Martin Counties with access on Kanner Highway (Route 78). Natural areas include pine flatwoods and cypress-dominated wetlands. Facilities include offices and an information center for SFWMD, parking, an equestrian center and a visitors' center. Camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, and canoeing are all permitted. The site is managed by SFWMD.

Planned Centers
These parks are not currently open to the public.

  1. Riverbend Park is being developed as a regional park by Palm Beach County. It borders the Loxahatchee River and presently offers visitors canoe/kayak access to the river. Approximately 172 acres of the 683-acre park are owned by the County; the remaining land is leased by the County from SFWMD. Construction of new facilities, including equestrian and hiking trails, picnic areas, and camping areas, currently is underway.

  2. Radnor/Kaybel Park is a 154-acre future Palm Beach County oceanfront park located in the Town of Jupiter. Planned amenities include a Florida scrub-oriented nature center, hiking trails, and parking areas with beach access.
 

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