Jupiter Outdoor Center Blog

2/17/22 Loxahatchee kayaking JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER IS OPEN MONDAY, PRESIDENTS DAY! Presidents have said great things about the outdoors. Here’s a few to motivate you to get out there!   Theodore Roosevelt “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your…

2/8/22 Things To Do in Jupiter SAWFISH BAY PARK – PADDLE TO TURTLE COVE The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is straight ahead when you shove off in a kayak or stand-up paddle board from this mangrove-surrounded public park. JOC expert guides can help you spot manatees, sea turtles, birds and tropical fish. Or you can paddle out…

2/3/22 Things To Do in Jupiter Woodpeckers, owls, spoonbills, red-tailed hawks, ibis, great blue herons – Loxahatchee River is their home. Take a Pedal and Paddle tour with JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER and your guide will show you places like Cowpen Lake where they gather and feed. To make a reservation, click here. A great things…

1/26/22 Things To Do in Jupiter   AAAH….The Air Conditioned Part of A1A! Wide, tall and shady, the “tunnel of trees” lining Bridge Road bring welcome relief to bike riders on a warm day. Take a guided bicycle tour with JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER and see the sights along A1A on beautiful Jupiter Island. To make…

1/20/22 Things To Do in Jupiter What is a mangrove? (Photos/Bill DiPaolo) Fingerlike, spooky, tough and loved by wildlife, mangroves are salt-tolerant plants that hug the shore along Jupiter Inlet waterways. You’ve likely seen their seedlings, greenish sticklings bobbing in the waves. They float horizontally for a month or so after dropping from the tree….

1/14/22 Things To Do in Jupiter SADDLE UP! Wildlife, history, botany and just plain fun were all part of Thursday’s bicycle tour through the shady, windy trails of Riverbend Park with about 30 high school juniors from Leadership Palm Beach County. The students are recommended to the program by their schools. Each month, they spend…

1/7/22 Things To Do in Jupiter Wildlife is Everywhere     Mornings – when the Loxahatchee River is smooth like glass and the air is cool — is the best time to check out all the animals in Riverbend Park. Otters, deer, turtles, great blue herons, alligators, owls are all around. Bring your binoculars. Or…

12/31/21 Things To Do in Jupiter Catch The Sunrise (Photos/Bill DiPaolo) Head down to the beach, park your bicycle or vehicle along A1A, paddle out a kayak or stand-up paddle board, go out in your backyard — 7:08 a.m. Saturday is the moment the sun rises to start the New Year – a great things…

12/23/21 Things To Do in Jupiter A Jolly Christmas Day is Paddling on the Lox Paddling on the Wild & Scenic Loxahatchee River is a fun way to spend part of your holiday season. JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER rents canoes and single and tandem kayaks. Hire one of our experienced, friendly guides to show you the wildlife,…

12/17/21 Things To Do in Jupiter CHECK OUT THE NIGHT TIME SKY ON THE JUPITER INLET (Photos/Bill DiPaolo) Love Street Outdoor Center offers 30-minute and 60-minute boat tours along Jupiter Inlet waterways, leaving and coming back at Charlie and Joe’s at Love Street. Sit back, relax and enjoy the tour with our experienced boat captain…

12/10/21 Things To Do In Jupiter Glittering Tree in Harbourside Place (Photos/Bill DiPaolo)   Santa’s Elves Take a Break at Abacoa Golf Club   Take a Sleigh…er, Boat Ride at LOVE STREET OUTDOOR CENTER       Santa’s Elves Are Checking Lists at Lighthouse Cove Mini Golf   Christmas Wreaths Above Main Street in Abacoa…

11/26/21 THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER Town Clean Up   Join Elana and Save Smith, owners of One World Zero Waste, for a town cleanup on Saturday, Nov. 27. Participants should meet at the business at 10 a.m. at 354 South Cypress Dr., St. #1 in Tequesta. The phone number is 561-285-8511. One World Zero…