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Jackson Riverfront Pines
19745 Riverside Drive, Jupiter
Explore the shoreline along one of two Wild and Scenic Rivers in Florida
Open Sunrise to Sunset, 365 Days a Year
At a Glance
Go wild and scenic here
This 3-acre site is home to three native ecosystems - pine trees and saw palmettos in the scrubby flatwoods, live oaks and cabbage palms in the mesic hammock, and red, black, and white mangroves and buttonwood in the mangrove swamp that lines the eastern shore of the north fork of the famous Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River.
Features
- 60 species of native South Florida plants found here including
Common and Giant wild pine airplants - 39 species of native South Florida animals found here including
American Redstart, Florida prairie warbler, Gopher tortoise, Osprey, Swallow-tailed kite, and West Indian manatee
Before You Go
This site is accessible by pedestrian traffic or kayak or canoe only.
There is no designated parking area.