2/21/2023 Hiking (Photo/Bill DiPaolo) Wildlife, beauty, history and adventure await visitors at Riverbend Park. Walk along the miles of hiking trails along the Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River, visit the Farmstead, and picnic in the shade under a Seminole chickee. Sign up here for a Pedal & Paddle Jupiter cruises tour. It’s a wetland wonderland at…
February 21, 2023
22/20/2023 “Look at all the fish!” (PHOTOS/BILL DIPAOLO) That’s a recent revelation from one of our guests on a JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER paddling tour, floating through the close-packed, sturdy mangroves north of Cato’s Bridge, Your canoeing in Jupiter tour begins into the clear waters of Sawfish Bay. Paddling toward the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, your…
February 20, 2023
2/19/2023 Cato’s Bridge In the shadow of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is this small drawbridge that links Jupiter and Jupiter Inlet Colony. JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER will meet you and your group at nearby Sawfish Bay with kayaks, canoes or stand-up paddle boards. You can hire one of JOC’s expert guides to lead…
February 19, 2023
2/18/2023 From the sun-drenched bicycling paths along the glittering Atlantic Ocean to meandering shell trails shaded by towering banyan trees, pedaling in the Jupiter area is fantastic for beginners and pedaling veterans. will help you set up a tour for you and your group. You can explore Riverbend Park. Or we’ll bring bicycles to your…
February 18, 2023
2/16/2023 Explorer (Photo/Narratively.com) Born in 1908 in New Jersey and a former resident of Mexico and Texas, the muscular outdoorsman known as “Tarzan of the Loxahatchee” set up a homestead in the then almost-unreachable Loxahatchee River that runs through Riverbend Park in the 1930s. Check out more photos of Trapper by clicking here. Entrepreneur (Photo/Jonathan Dickinson…
February 16, 2023
2/14/2023 (Photos/Bill DiPaolo) Towering banyan trees, beaches overlooking turquoise waters, cool breezes, lush landscaping — a bicycle ride on A1A through Jupiter Island is a fantastic adventure on the 10-mile-long barrier island of about 950 residents. JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER will deliver your bicycles to nearby Sawfish Bay Park or other nearby location. Tandem, single, wide-tired, JOC…
February 14, 2023
2/13/2023 Serene, beautiful Jupiter Inlet (Photos/Bill DiPaolo) Paradise. That’s the word many use to describe Jupiter Inlet waterways. Grab a beverage or a snack, step aboard and sit back as LOVE STREET OUTDOOR CENTER boat captains show you all the sights – flying, swimming and boating. Want a private boat tour in Jupiter? Sure. Just…
February 13, 2023
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. The tip then drops downward so…
February 12, 2023
7/21/2022 Things To Do in Jupiter Kayaking, bicycling, diving, exploring history, tropical birds, manatees and sea turtles — here’s a fun bucket list of eco-tourism things to do in Jupiter adventures. SNORKELING At Cato’s Bridge — a favorite snorkeling spot for locals — spotting manatees, stingrays, seahorse families, and schools of squid, snook and…
July 19, 2022
7/14/2022 Canoeing in Jupiter “LOOK AT ALL THE LITTLE FISH IN THERE!” That’s a recent revelation from one of our guests on a JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER paddling tour, floating through the close-packed, sturdy mangroves north of Cato’s Bridge, Your canoeing in Jupiter tour begins into the clear waters of Sawfish Bay. Paddling toward the historic…
July 14, 2022