Palm Beach County officially proclaimed July 2026 Park and Recreation Month, “recognizing the essential role parks and recreation play in promoting health, wellness, conservation, economic vitality and community connection.” This year’s theme, “The Power Of,” celebrates the ways parks and recreation bring people and communities together.
Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation
Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department has more than 110 parks and recreational facilities, from three nine-hole golf courses and an amphitheater in their park in the western suburbs of Boca Raton, to three nature centers countywide with monthly Florida programs from dipnetting in a wetland, to alligator feeding.
Parks and Recreation by Community
Boca Raton
Each community considers their beach parks and more as bragging rights. With 26 parks, additional public recreational facilities and Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton likes being called a “city within a park.” Many parks include fields used by youth and adult indoor and outdoor sports including soccer and pickleball:
Delray Beach
Delray Beach lists 43 parks and recreation locations:
Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach even offers a park tour with a map:
West Palm Beach
Further north, West Palm Beach has six screens of parks and recreation listings, and Dreher Park has a fishing pier and disc golf course:
Jupiter
Jupiter completed three playground renovations and has seven more slated for this and next year.
Martin County
Martin County has a “mix of parks, preserves and recreational amenities for kids, sports enthusiasts, on the water,” and two dog parks in Stuart.
Wellington
Known internationally for its equestrian facilities, Wellington also has more than 20 neighborhood parks including a skate park:
Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie has 51 listings in its parks and rec list that has a YouTube video with music:
