South Palm Beach
Orchard View Park
Orchard View is a 6 acre park with six picnic pavilions, barbecue grills, playground area, walking trail, drinking fountain, restrooms and parking for 25 cars. The pavilions are available for exclusive rental by contacting Sherry Dungey at (561) 243-7252. The land for this park was purchased from the Blood Family and was formerly known as Blood's Hammock Groves. The Blood Family still owns and maintains their original citrus fruit and juice facility nearby. Orchard View Park was dedicated on September 2, 2000 and quickly became one of Delray's most popular parks.
Jaycee Park
Jaycee Park in east Boynton Beach is located right on the Intracoastal waterway. The playground is completely FENCED (has gates so no escapes) with an area for crawlers as well as bigger kids to play. Swings and climbing structure are in the center of the play area. The paved sidewalk around the large field is ideal for bringing out the tricycle. Brand new boardwalk overlook onto the intracoastal and picnic pavilions are features of this park. Bathrooms are on site.
Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park is located on A1A near the border of Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. The playground equipment was recently updated and the sand surface was replaced. The new equipment is marked for ages 5-12. Children under the recommended age need to be closely supervised. The playground is within a close walk of the picnic areas and the beach access. Restrooms and showers are also conveniently located. The beach is guarded.
Catherine Strong Park
The park's main features are a splash park, playground and two full basketball courts along with large rental pavilions for family parties. The "Sports Field Pavilion" is located near the tennis courts, fitness trail, and sports field for soccer, flag football and volleyball. The "Splash Park Pavilion" is located near the splash park itself. Catherine Strong Park offers tennis, basketball and a fitness trail at a leisure level. For your meditative lunch pleasures, the park has an elegant shady ficus tree lined with benches along a walking path.
Bexley Trail Community Park
Bexley Trail Community Park in Delray Beach is a 11.2 acre park with 4 picnic pavilions, playground, parking lot, nature/walking trail, bike rack, a large open field space, and barbecue grills. Pavilions can be rented for your event. Call contact number for further details. Special note: NO bathrooms! The trail is a short mulched walk thru typical Florida fauna where gopher turtles, butterflies, snakes and birds can be spotted.
Barwick Park
Barwick Park in Delray Beach is a wonderful fixture in the local community. Every morning you can find people out on the 1-1/4 mile heart trail or under the large pavillion doing an exercise class together. Located right behind the Fire Department on the corner of Lake Ida Road and Barwick, kids can swing or frolick on the two playgrounds while occaisionally getting to see the fire trucks at work.
Daggerwing Nature Center
Daggerwing Nature Center in western Boca Raton is a beautiful nature center with trails and observation tower behind. Become acquainted with the fauna and wildlife of South Florida while taking a walk along the boardwalk. Bring sun protection as the majority of the trail is not shaded at all. The observation tower is a fun climb but, like all wooden towers, can sway a bit in a breeze so if you're at all afraid of heights, skip it.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens are located right on the border of Delray Beach and Boca Raton. It is on Jog Road just south of Linton on the west side of the road. This cultural and historical attractions has so much to offer from an adorable gift shop to wonderful cultural/art exhibits to marvelous gardens and an award-winning cafe, you can easily spend an enjoyable day here with the enitre family. The small museum inside the gardens, Yamato-Can has an excellent interactive, child-friendly "Japan Through The Eyes of a Child" exhibit.
The Girls Strawberry UPick
One of the most amazing things about the Girls U-pick is when you drive up to the location, it looks like just a modest store front in an old strip shopping center in western Delray Beach. You walk in thru the doors and see tons of yummy goods for sale from prepackaged jams, honey, candies, etc. to the bakery case and ice cream counters. Hung all about you are bits from the past that bring a warm nostalgic feel to the place. When you make your way out thru the store, pick up a basket and a pair of scissors to start picking.
Schoolhouse Children's Museum and Learning Center
At the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum in Boynton Beach, children experience South Florida history through two floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits that provide a glimpse of life for early Florida Pioneers. To build, create and, ultimately survive, early Florida settlers had to take advantage of the physical resources around them.
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