LOXAHATCHEE KAYAKING – GET YOUR STUDENT OUT THERE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS!

Before your student heads back into the classroom, take them out for a floating adventure under the shade of glistening green cypress trees. Listen to the music of tropical birds, smell the sweet water lillies, feel the cool water — it’s only a few paddles away while you are Loxahatchee kayaking.

Rent a canoe, kayak or bicycle and spend a few hours nurturing with nature in Riverbend Park.

Make your Loxahatchee kayaking reservation now with JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER.

Get your student away from those video games and check out the hiking, bicycling, kayaking Loxahatchee, canoeing, camping and stargazing on and around Riverbend Park.

Your student won’t have any problems if the teacher asks for an essay on summer activities. Not only is Riverbend a fountain of outdoor Loxahatchee kayaking fun, the park is the spoke of the wheel to connect with other parks.

Riverbend Park connects to the Ocean to Trail system,  which is inside the footprint of the Northeast Everglades Natural Area program. NENA is about 165,000 protected acres — about 260 square miles — in northern Palm Beach and southern Martin counties.

The trails connect to the Loxahatchee Slough, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Hungryland Slough, J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area and into the DuPuis Management Area, ending with the connection of Lake Okeechobee.

There are 22 miles of hiking trails, including a segment of the Ocean to Lake Trail, and an equestrian campground with access to 40 miles of horseback riding trails. Other Loxahatchee kayaking activities include fishing from the partially covered pier, hiking along the Cypress boardwalk, picnicking and family camping.

TRAPPER WHO? 

Who is “that Trapper Nelson guy?”

Give your student hands-on knowledge when you take a tour to Nelson’s former zoo and refuge. Experience the solitude and majesty of the river and discover how the Wild Man of the Loxahatchee lived and thrived for over 3 decades.

Paddling just past Trapper Nelson’s interpretive site you will meet up with our mother ship and motor back to The Jupiter Inlet while experiencing the unique transition from the wilderness of a freshwater cypress swamp with alligators to an urban saltwater coastal estuary with manatees.

Click here to sign up for a tour.

Did You Know:

Filled with exotic and wild animals, Trapper Nelson’s zoo was a popular tourist spot in the 1940s and 1950s, visited by local and national celebrities. Because of this, he became known locally as “Tarzan of the Loxahatchee.”

 

PECK’S LAKE – A NATURAL LAB FOR LEARNING

 

Your student will love this outdoor classroom without walls when you embark from our dock at Charlie & Joe’s on Love Stree.

Your group of up to 6 passengers will enjoy a leisurely 3-hour round trip past the Historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the estates of the rich and famous on Jupiter Island en route to Peck’s Lake.

Upon arrival at halfway point your guide will lead an easy paddle by paddle board or kayak from the mother ship to a beautiful beach at Peck’s Lake.

A short easy walking trail on a boardwalk ends with stunning views of the intercoastal waterway. Picnic areas with large pavilion are located.

All ages and skill levels are welcome. Possible viewing of dolphins, manatees and shore birds.

Sign up for Peck’s Lake Paddle here.