Trails

Bryant Park is located in eastern Lake Worth along the Intracoastal waterway.  Bryant Park's performance area hosts several concerts, celebrations and performances year round. Bryant Park consists of a concert band shell with stage, public address system, 150 person seating area, restroom facilities, a one mile - 12 station Heart Trail, boat ramp with four launching pads, boat trailer parking, horseshoe pits, and a fishing pier.  Use of the boat launch costs $10 per day.

Small and serene park for nature lovers offers 0.5 mile jogging trail as well as a boat entry area. The park is located on the west side of MacArthur Boulevard just north of Northlake Boulevard. Plenty of beautiful green space to spread a blanket and picnic or throw the ball around with the kids.

James A. Rutherford Park is a 45-acre park in Boca Raton open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday.  The park is closed on the weekends.  It is located in eastern Boca Raton on the east side of the intracoastal near Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.  It is located behind the Publix shopping center so be careful coming in from Federal Highway not to pass it! 

Located next to the Serenoa Glade Preserve,  George Snow Park in eastern Boca Raton is an almost 6 acre city park. The park can be reached via Glades road just east of I-95.  It is the only access point to the Serenoa Glade Preserve and has plenty of parking.  George Snow Park has a shaded playground with swings and plenty of space to play all in a fenced in area.  Across from the playground is a well-kept tennis court.

Atop one of the higher elevations in Boca Raton, Serenoa Glade Preserve is a rare undeveloped piece of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, featuring a transition zone from scrub habitat on the Atlantic Ocean side to pine flatwoods on the Everglades side. What Everglades, you say? Once upon a time, before the early 1900s, a sheet flow of water passed through gaps in the ridge to reach the sea. This land was slated to become yet another office complex near Florida Atlantic University, and was preserved just in time by the city of Boca Raton.

Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department manages the Wakodahatchee Wetlands as a  water reclamation area.  Local highly treated waste water is pumped into the wetlands to be filtered by native vegetation and soil.  The water is then reclaimed for irrigational use.  The entire boardwalk is less than 1 mile long so it is very manageable for families. The wetlands are home to alligators, ibis, great blue heron, limpkin, purple gallinule, marsh rabbits, racoons, all sorts of turtles and iguana.

Take Atlantic Avenue all the way west past State Road 441 and you will find a dirt road before you and pass a USPS office.  West Delray Regional Park is a huge park with over 300 acres, 38 lake acres, that is a local hot spot for RC enthusiasts and fans.  There are mountain bike and equestrian trails as well as walking paths.  Restrooms are located on premises but are only portable toilets.  There are primitive group camping sites and places to engage in Archery and freshwater fishing.

Greenacres Freedom Park is a 51.93 acre park located adjacent to Okeeheelee Park on the southeast side of Forest Hill Blvd.  This park serves up a healthy plate of activity and leisure.  There is a good range of activity for the family with lights for 2 ball fields and 2 soccer fields (2 additional practice fields, not lit), volleyball courts and jogging paths.

Delray Oaks Natural Area on Congress Avenue in Delray Beach contains  examples of native Floridian prairie and xeric hammock ecosystems. The 25-acre site also contains a small wetland and areas of mesic flat woods. The tree canopy includes many live oak trees and sabal palms, with an understory of wild coffee, beauty berry, and saw palmetto. Oak hammocks are rare in Florida and in Palm Beach County due to urban development. The oak hammock community only develops in areas where fires have not occurred for at least 30 years.

Nicely landscaped small community park tucked away just north of Lake Ida Road and west of Swinton in Delray Beach. Bring the kids by with their ball or bike to get some unstructured play time. Nice open field and paved path to enjoy. The park consists mostly of walking trail and open space to play. This park is also dog friendly but not fenced. Park hours are 8:00 am to Dusk.