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    4.4 (40 reviews)

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    Sunrise at Hobe Sound

    Such an amazing Beach so Beautiful I love the sunrises.!! Still trying to catch up and watch some turtles heading down to the ocean. Several trips so many turtles have made their way here to have their babies.! Amazing and the Turtle Girls that watch over and protect the Turtles!

    Jason Z.

    Gorgeous public beach with restrooms and plenty of free parking. The beach front stretches for miles and is akin to a national seashore elsewhere. Plenty of walkers and surf fishermen. 5/5

    Ariel W.

    Hobe Sound Beach is located in an unincorporated area between Jupiter and Stuart. The area takes it's name from the Native American people that lived in the area before European settlement. The Spanish pronounced their name as Jove or Jobe which became Hobe. The area is known for it's pristine beaches and limestone formations. This beach has a life guard station, picnic tables and pavilions, free parking, and restrooms. Next to the restroom is a sea turtle art installation that gives information on how to protect these endangered animals. This beach is often used by sea turtles to nest and if you are lucky, you may even see their tracks from the sand to the ocean.

    Andrew C.

    We launched our one-hour morning bike exercise from the parking lot of Hobe Sound Beach. Hobe Sound Beach is located between Jupiter and Stuart along Florida's Atlantic coast. Hobe Sound Beach is a wonderful and peaceful place to view the sunrise and permits dogs. The beach has lifeguards that maintain flags each day to indicate what the ocean is resembling; mild, rough, and possible dangerous marine life. A great location to enjoy a relaxing and safe day at the beach.

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    Brandi B.

    A family friendly public beach! There are shells for miles, including but not limited to; coral, sand dollars, clams, oysters, + many more. We had such a beautiful trip here. It was a great family vacation spot.

    Life Guard tower
    John V.

    My family and I recently spent the afternoon here after a long weekend in Orlando, for you know who...This was during Spring Break weekend (March 2019) so the weather was particularly cold, due to all the cold fronts passing through. Needless to say, the water was really cool to the touch. Most everyone was hanging out on the beach, or playing in the sand! They dared not go in the water. Just a few brave souls dared to go in the water. Of course my two kids jumped right; making me look real soft because I only mustered enough strength to get my feet wet. Beautiful area, nice drive between mature trees to the beach from I-95. parking is free, restrooms, and a picnic area. By looking at the pictures attached you can see the beauty of the beach and that we had a great time. This is our goto beach on any road trip up and down the East Coast. East Coast have more public beaches, unlike the West Coast of Florida.

    Frederick D.

    The Atlantic ocean never sounded so good as when I arrived on the Hobe Sound shore after hiking the final miles of the Ocean to Lake trail. On June 2nd, 2017 I started the journey at 6:20am, dipping my feet in Lake Okeechobee, following orange blazes through Dupuis, JW Corbette, and Jonathan Dickenson parks. At 10:08pm, almost 16 hours later, I was here, covering 65 miles of trail! The trail conditions were wet and sandy. I had to navigate through bogs, a thigh high canal, and miles of trail filed with 3-5 inch water. Throughout the day showers and storms rained down on keeping rising temperatures in check. My greatest friend, Nicole L, crewed the entire stretch meeting me at various points to help me change clothes, shoes, and refuel. I started out initially running but as the day wore on I was run/walking and towards the last 15 miles i could not keep up a running pace and ended up walking. Perhaps the most vicious fiends of the trail were mosquitos and dear flies, which relentlessly pursuing you, and where only escape was is to outrun them. I loved the vistas throughout the day. I will nominate Nicole L, to run this beast of a race next year.

    Beach

    Really beautiful beach quiet and clean. pet friendly . You can come and fish on the beach. If you come in the afternoon or at night make sure you bring bug spray because the mosquitos will eat you alive. Lol

    The day after Christmas
    Doug B.

    What is not to like about a beach?? It all comes down to one word "season". I really do love this place, but when the Northeast moves south, this place is more like the "Jersey Shore" than the Treasure Coast". Parking becomes scarce (there is no parking priority for us local property owners), trash containers over flow and the restrooms (OK I am making an assumption about the women's ) need servicing two or three times a day rather than the normal AM cleaning. So the four months of tourist season mid-December to mid April costs it two stars. Now, the nearby City of Jupiter Island, makes their municipal parking area available on weekends to mitigate the parking shortage. The physical beach stretches miles to both the north & south, the area protected by the Martin County Ocean Rescue service is a 200 yd long stretch delineated by yellow flags with a large black circles in the center of the flag. Within that area, it's swimming only- in the miles of beach to the north & south of the guarded beach, there exists a mostly peaceful coexistence between the folks fishing, swimming, surfing, kayaking, sail boarding, kite boarding, dog walking (off the leash) and beach combing. The depth (from the dunes to the surf) is largely a factor of tide and storms. From day to day; and storm to storm, the shape of the beach changes. And each tide and storm deposits new treasures for those of us walking the beach with their eyes open. The long stretches of sand are regularly policed of trash by a couple of local fishermen (thanks Frank!) that take away far more trash than fish. I just wish that this practice was emulated by the seasonal tourists. So the rub - and the three star rating is caused by folks that treat this beach as something other than the treasure it should be. Please check your attitudes into storage when you leave home; take more trash than you brought.

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    Truly love this beautiful area of Florida state, the beach is breathtaking along the gorgeous residences!!!!

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    Not that great water was not blue . It was not the best ambiance. Restaurants are located in the area.

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    I was met with a beautiful non touristy beach! A delightful like little town and tunnel trees were absolutely gorgeous!!

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    It's a wonderful beach and unlike it's wealthier neighbors , there's no meters or parking stickers required. Dogs are also allowed.

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    9 years ago

    Its the hobesound beach who doesnt love it and in a wobderful town best beach ever around here great fishing and surfing

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    Best beach in southFl. Quiet, private. Bird sanctuary to the north is desolate and deserted. Great pompano fishing.

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    Great place for sunrise walks. Moonrise parties are good here too. You'll see lots of turtle trails, but don't touch!

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    Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge - ROSARIO S. CASSATA AT NATHANIEL P. REED HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA.

    Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge

    4.8(6 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    The Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge is part of the U.S. National Wildlife…read moreRefuge System. It is located in the Town of Jupiter Island in Florida. This is the perfect spot to learn about the local animal habitats. This great for the kids to enjoy and explore nature at its natural beauty. The Staff and Rangers are very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. The trails are nice and lead to an amazing white sandy beach.

    Nathaniel Reed Hobe sound National refuge is not far from Johnathan Dickenson state park. We decide…read morethat we would take a hike to discover more about nature. The center is closed but you can walk on the trail and get a sense of what old Florida was like. On our walk, we saw a pretty turtle that I named Anastasia she was a sport when it came to taking pictures with her. This trail led us to the beach with its beautiful pristine white sand that looked like snow. Many turtles come to nest at this beach I am told. About this Refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the United StatesNational Wildlife Refuge System, is a refuge on Jupiter Island in Florida. Its official name as of 2019 is the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. Part of the refuge is inside the town of Jupiter Island, while the rest is in the unincorporated areas of Martin County. The 1,035-acre refuge was established in 1969, to protect the loggerhead and green sea turtles. It is administered as part of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Within the refuge is the 173-acre Reed Wilderness Seashore Sanctuary, designated a National Natural Landmark in November 1967. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, a significant amount of coastal erosion in Florida is directly attributable to the construction and maintenance of navigation inlets. In July 2013, approximately 200,000 cubic yards (150,000 m3) of beach-quality material was dredged from the St. Lucie Inlet Federal channel and impoundment basin and placed on the downdrift beaches of Jupiter Island in the vicinity of the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, with funding provided to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the U.S. Congress. Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge was established on September 30, 1969. It is a coastal refuge bisected by the Indian River Lagoon into two separate tracts of land totaling over 1000 acres. The 735-acre Jupiter Island track provides some of the most productive sea turtle nesting habitats in the United States, and the 300-acre sand pine scrub mainland tract is valued because more than 90 percent of this community type has been lost to development in Florida. Sand pine scrub habitat is restricted only to Florida and an adjacent county in Alabama. Hobe Sound Nature Center The Hobe Sound Nature Center is a private non-profit nature center that cooperates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct environmental education and awareness programs about the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. The center was founded in 1973 by and continues to receive major support from the Jupiter Island Garden Club.

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    Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge - ROSARIO S. CASSATA AT NATHANIEL P. REED HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA.

    ROSARIO S. CASSATA AT NATHANIEL P. REED HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA.

    Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge - ROSARIO S. CASSATA AT NATHANIEL P. REED HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA.

    ROSARIO S. CASSATA AT NATHANIEL P. REED HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA.

    Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge - Coconut soccer on private beach!

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    Coconut soccer on private beach!

    Cove Road Park - Small Beach area just beyond shade tree

    Cove Road Park

    5.0(4 reviews)
    6.9 mi

    At the dead end of Cove Road you'll find Cove Road Park. A lovely, very small park complete with…read moresea breezes, picnic tables, shaded and sunny spots, with a small sandy beach area. Launch your kayak here, and use their posted paddle trail map to navigate! A lovely spot to eat your lunch, too! No public restrooms, however.

    This tiny park is located at the east end of Cove Road where it meets the Intracoastal Waterway …read more It is the kind of small waterfront park you see in Stuart that looks like it was going to be a house lot but the city somehow managed to save it for a park. The park only has three picnic tables and a dirt parking lot. Although the view is stunning, the real reason to come here is to launch your kayak. This park is part of the Martin County Paddling Trail. If you have your own kayak you can launch from the sand beach and head east across the 3/4 of a mile intracoastal to reach the St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park which is the northern tip of a barrier island, ending where the St. Lucie River meets the ocean. It is one of the few undeveloped barrier islands on the east coast of Florida. This state park can only be reached by boat but it has restrooms, a free tram, picnic shelters, a 3,300 foot boardwalk, and an unspoiled hidden beach, From Cove Road Park you can also paddle south to Pecks Lake or north to the St. Lucie Inlet. You can have a lot of paddling fun launching from the park but note that the small parking lot fills up fast.

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    On site Paddling map

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    Hobe Sound Nature Center

    Hobe Sound Nature Center

    4.3(6 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    This is the nature center at the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. Originally…read morenamed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, this preserve was established September 30, 1969. Nathaniel P. Reed's parents helped to create the preserve by donating swaths of land to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service near the Indian River Lagoon in the 1960s and early 1970s. On April 17, 2019, the name of the preserve was changed to honor their son environmentalist Nathaniel Pryor Reed who was the environmental advisor to Florida governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the 1960's. He also served as environmental advisor to Assistant Secretary of the Interior to presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford from 1971 to 1977. Reed was instrumental in drafting the Endangered Species Act and saving Big Cypress Swamp. The Clean Water Act is also part of his legacy. He was known for fighting for the environment before it was cool to do so. Reed was a long time Jupiter Island resident. He passed away in July of 2018 after falling and hitting his head after hooking a 16 pound salmon while fishing in Quebec. The refuge is located on the coast of Martin County and it is divided by the Indian River Lagoon into two separate tracts of land totaling over 1000 acres. The Jupiter land tract is 735 acres and is important to the environment because it contains the largest complete section (3.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean Beach) of undeveloped beach in Southeastern Florida. As a result of the uninterrupted beach it is one of the most productive sea turtle nesting areas in the Southeastern United States. The Refuge protects 40 species of sea turtles listed as either threatened, endangered, or of special concern. Florida is the only state where endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles nest. The 300 acre sand pine scrub area is rare because the high, dry land was ideal for building on, so more than 90 percent of this ecosystem in Florida has been lost to development. You only find sand pine scrub in Florida and Alabama. The preserve also contains 10 miles of mangrove communities along the Indian River Lagoon. This National Wildlife Refuge has a large biodiversity of plants and animals. The last time I visited this refuge in 2021, the visitors center was closed for renovations so I was interested in visiting this trip. The nature center is run by a private, non-profit organization, that is dedicated to promoting an environmental awareness in people of all ages. The nature center building is made up of a exhibit hall, classroom/ lab, and a gift shop. Exhibits in the nature center include the sand pine scrub, Indian River Lagoon, The Atlantic Ocean, Jupiter Island, protecting biodiversity, adaptions for survival, and information about the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Preserve. There are tanks with fish and reptiles to view. The nature center hosts turtle walks, summer camps, evening forums, scrub tours and more. It is free to visit the nature center but some of the events may have an additional charge. Check out their website for a complete list of upcoming events. On Earth Day April 22nd they will be offering free family activities, games and crafts. Before you leave be sure and check out the cute gift shop with an assortment of nature themed items. Next to the parking lot is a stairway that takes you down to a beautiful beach where you can swim. You can also hike the scrub surrounding the nature center. There is so much to enjoy at the refuge and I always enjoy my visits.

    Nice trail heading to the beach and the nature center has lots of animals including fish, a snake,…read moreowl, salamander and hawk.

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    Hobe Sound Nature Center
    Hobe Sound Nature Center
    Hobe Sound Nature Center

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    Jonathan Dickinson State Park - River Store Goods!

    Jonathan Dickinson State Park

    4.1(118 reviews)
    4.2 mi

    Every time we come to this Park we are just so delighted. The trails are in great condition. The…read morestaff is always helpful friendly and respectful. It is an hour drive for us but we find it so worth while. The food concession is a tremendous value and the food is great. They have bikes, kayaks and a river tour. Or you can pay the $6.00 per car and pack a lunch for one of the best values for a family. Great place to spend a day.

    Cool park! We drive by often and it's always something we've wanted to stop and check out. I had no…read moreidea this park is so huge! You could drive for 30 minutes and still not see everything! We stopped by on a weekday and the park was pretty and relaxing. Not too many people on the couple of trails we did. The observation tower is closed but they still have a nice boardwalk up to that area that makes for a great walk! It's pretty highly elevated for Florida - kind of impressive in person! Entry is $6 per car, and the lady provided a map and recommended her favorite trail. We checked that trail out as well (the white trail), but the height of the observation tower trail was really the star! We decided to drive around after doing both trails, and we saw their campgrounds. So surprising at how busy this place was! It seemed there was hardly an empty spot! Must be a happening place to camp! We'd definitely return for more adventures, as this is a cool park!

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    Camp Food :: Pan-Seared Asian Style Wings!

    Jonathan Dickinson State Park - Another outstanding weekend of training for Camino de Santiago. Love this park so much.

    Another outstanding weekend of training for Camino de Santiago. Love this park so much.

    Jonathan Dickinson State Park - The long boardwalk to the tower

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    The long boardwalk to the tower

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