Jupiter Outdoor Center Blog

Bernadette and Jack Wright were the happy winners of a Jupiter Outdoor Center $50 gift certificate at Monday night’s raffle held by the Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club. Money raised at the raffle held at the Nature Center in Okeeheelee Park will be used to send children to nature camps this summer at Pine…

Press Release Jupiter Outdoor Center 5/16/2019

Jupiter Outdoor Center Owner Rick Clegg takes WPTV reporter T.A. Walker out for a canoe ride on the wild and scenic Loxahatchee River. Birds, turtles, otters, colorful plants — there’s all kinds of sights on the daily tours from Riverbend Park. “It’s just like it was 2,000 years ago. Only six miles from the ocean,…

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Fishing Fridays!!! Hey Ya’ll lets go fishing!!! We now have fishing guides and gear for fishing fun on fridays! Lets get it on down to the river and catch us some fish book now

We are SO EXCITED about our 2019 summer camp at Jupiter Outdoor Center! Registration is open, and if you sign up by May 1st, you get 10% off with the code earlybird! Our camp runs from June 3rd-August 9th.  If you have a kid 6-14 who wants to have an exciting and adventurous summer, sign up now!  This camp has been a blast for so many years, and we’re proud to offer it again We’ve been running since 1997 and are accredited by the American Camp Association. Our camp has the goal of getting kids outdoors to act as stewards to our Jupiter environment. Our activities include kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling, fishing, and more! You can either sign up for the full week or for individual days. Half days are 9-2 and full days are 9-5. A week of camp…

ADVENTURE CAMP IN SPRING SEASON We are SO EXCITED about our 2019 spring break camp at Jupiter Outdoor Center! Our camp runs from March 18-22, the week of Palm Beach County school system’s spring break. If you have a kid 6-14 who wants to have an exciting and adventurous spring break, sign up now!  This camp has been a blast for so many years, and we’re proud to offer it again. We’ve been running since 1997 and are accredited by the American Camp Association. Our camp has the goal of getting kids outdoors to act as stewards to our Jupiter environment. Our activities include kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling, surfing, fishing, and more! On Friday, March 22 we will run a fun paddling adventure day with a Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse climb, hike through the woods, and Indian River paddle. You…

MATT DAWSON For a man who was awarded Purple Heart for his military service in Afghanistan, you might think leading paddle board and bicycle tours is a little tame. But Matt Dawson says paddling on the waters around the Loxahatchee River and Jupiter Inlet is just the way he likes it. “The other day I found a better bicycle path to Trapper Nelson’s from Riverbend Park. I love going out there trailblazing. I get to show other people how to enjoy the outdoors,” said the 27-year-old resident of Hobe Sound. Outdoor activities were part of growing up in West Palm Beach, Dawson said. He continued those water and hiking activities when his family moved to Cumming, Georgia when he was a teenager. Dawson enlisted the Army in 2008 when he was 17. After training in Fort Benning and Fort Stewart…

HOLLY HARDY   At the Jupiter Outdoor Center, we call Holly Hardy – politely – Mighty Mouse. That’s because the slight mother of three has no problem keeping up with the other JOC employees hauling those kayaks and lifting those stand up paddle boards. And like the other JOC tour guides, Hardy brings a passion for sharing the history, beauty and preservation of the waterways around the Jupiter Inlet. “When I take people out on a tour, I share with them the history of the inlet, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Jonathan Dickinson State Park and Dubois Park. And I want them to understand the importance of protecting our local environment,” says Holly. Holly grew up like Tom Sawyer, living in Jupiter Farms on the banks of Loxahatchee River. “The Loxahatchee River was my back yard. My playground. We would paddle from…

Owner: Rick Clegg  Rick Clegg started Jupiter Outdoor Center in 1997 to share his enthusiasm for the outdoors. Rick’s interests are varied. He formerly owned Guanabanas, the popular waterfront tourist destination. He still owns a real estate brokerage, Weichert Realtors Sunshine Properties. He also owns a unique rental home made of two shipping containers along the river. He plans to add more containers to the home, dubbed headwatersjupiter.com, so it can accommodate small groups. Rick’s Jupiter Outdoor Center now has two locations and continues to evolve to offer the best and most interesting ways to get out and enjoy the best of nature of South Florida. While he still keeps busy with multiple businesses, he  remains committed to his core passion: “My goal,” he said, “is to get people outdoors.”   Operations Manager: Rob Hofmann Rob might be one of the…