Dubois Lagoon, Beach, and Playground
Dubois lagoon is a pretty area with clear, sheltered water where kids can swim. There is a playground beside the lagoon in the sand. Coconut trees and Australian pines provide a ton of shade in the morning. It's lovely to come here and relax with your kids while they play and you enjoy the views around you!
In March and later, when the water warms up, it's blissful to swim! You can swim all the way to the south where a wide lagoon opens up. Wind your way around mangroves in the perfectly clear water! A slight current pushes you along like a lazy river. What an amazing place! It is calm like the intracoastal beaches but with 100% clear water and clean sand (unlike the goopy intracoastal beaches). It's very important to come right before high tide, when the water is crystal clear and less likely to harbor bacteria.
Note: the water here can turn terribly brown and polluted for months after a summer tropical storm, when the locks to the west are opened to let out excess floodwater- avoid swimming at these times! Any time of year, the lagoon is uninviting at low tide when the water is always brown. May-Oct is the time of year when water in Florida gets so warm that it can harbor Vitrio bacteria so it's best to swim in winter and at high tide. Vitrio bacteria likes water that is part salt part fresh such as in the lagoon.
Be careful where you step. Last time we swam we saw a puffer fish, sea urchin, and sting ray. It was an absolutely beautiful spotted sting ray, but nerve-wracking nevertheless.
Across the parking lot from the lagoon area is a beach area that is like a little cove on the inlet with great views of Jupiter Lighthouse. Here kids can swim in shallow, not-as-clear water. Watch out for occasional small pink jellyfish in the sand or water- they sting. There are plenty of picnic areas and shady spots under coconut trees on the grass. The views of Jupiter Lighthouse are lovely. You can walk to the northern tip of the park and check out the boats roaring by (they shouldn't actually be going so fast because of the manatees).
You can also walk across the curved pedestrian bridge over the lagoon and past a parking lot to Jupiter Beach to watch the surfers or the fishermen on the pier. If you look below you from the bridge you can often see lime-green parrotfish swimming in the perfectly clear water of the lagoon by the rocks.
At the entrance road to Dubois Lagoon is a mini-golf place called Lighthouse Cove where you can putt around under coconut trees and past cute water features, and enjoy an ice cream cone at 3 Scoops Ice Cream. You can also have a burger or salad here at The Burger Shack while your children play on the restaurant's playground- an amazing idea!
Walk along Highway A1A to Love Street for some restaurants with amazing views. They are reviewed further in the entry: places to eat in Jupiter. It's also always nice to have a coffee in Tequesta town.
An attractive nature center nearby where kids enjoy the touch tank is the River Center.
You can even swim in the shade of a tree!
The lagoon and playground.
Snorkeling in the lagoon!
Shady hill leading down to the lagoon.
Shady hideout in the water!
Crystal clear water an hour before high tide!
Lifeguard shack and row of coconut trees!
A perfect place for kids!
People sitting on beach chairs in the water on a 90 degree day.
Beautiful sea grape branch reaching out over water.
Not a bad life!
Rocks and the lighthouse in the distance.
Evening falls over the inlet.
The tranquil lagoon leads under the bridge into the inlet.
The playground by the lagoon side of the park.
Coconut tree trunk and inlet.
Sandy beach at the inlet.
A boy plays in the water at the inlet side of Dubois Park.
Sweet view of Jupiter lighthouse from the inlet side of the park.
Birds leading a tranquil life by the lagoon.
The pretty curves of the shoreline at the lagoon.
My favorite spot at the lagoon is across the water here (accessed near the bridge).
Bridge over the lagoon, and wonderful trees.
Kids playing in the water of the lagoon.
Dubois Lagoon, as seen from the top of Jupiter Lighthouse!
Grassy spots to sit by the sand.
Pretty colors.
Kids playing near the rock wall.
There is a little peninsula with picnic tables on the northwest end of the park.
Picnic table with a view!
Looking across at another nice spot to sit by the lagoon.
The beautiful walk between the lagoon and the jetty.
The lagoon is a paradise!
Palm trees galore!
Funny bird in a tree!
Picnic table by the inlet. I love this spot.
Gorgeous clear water!
What a paradise!
A dreamy place!
Even the parking lot is beautiful!
Lovely spot to sit by the water.
Palm trees and the lighthouse in the distance.
Looking toward Jupiter Beach and jetty.
Birds at the little lagoon area between Dubois Lagoon and Jupiter Beach.
Banyan tree near the entrance to the park.
Three floats by the shore.
Palm trees!
Looking up at the palm trees.
Palm tree and picnic table.
Bench and strip of intracoastal waterway.
Needlefish.
View of the lighthouse.
The beauty inspiring us!
Even the parking lot is beautiful.
The lagoon on a pretty day.
The pedestrian bridge and lifeguard shack, plus little clear waves in the lagoon.
Jupiter, a place to love.
Shade on the lagoon's beach.
Birds in the tree.
Birds cruising in the tree.
Mangroves in the lagoon.
Ibis bird on the sugary sand.
Ibis bird checking out what to find.
Family wading in the lagoon.
The lighthouse in the distance.
Looking back toward the lighthouse, while walking to the jetty.
Shady area on the grass.
Bench with views of the lighthouse.
Seagrape bush catching the sunlight as waves swell toward the rocks.
Shallow clear water.
Clear water and tiny waves.
Playing with colorful floats on a Sunday morning.
A game of ball in the shallow water.
Sun umbrellas.
There is shade here and there at the lagoon.
Palm tree silhouettes in the sand.
Palm trees by the water.
Swimming in the sheltered area off the inlet.
A sweet day at Dubois.
Palm trees galore!
Looking to Jupiter Beach from the jetty.
Crystal clear water alongside the inlet.
Path down to the crystal clear water.
The lagoon.
Picnic table at the top of the lagoon.
Spotted sting ray in the lagoon!
Pretty day.
Picnic table at the far west end of the park.
Benches on the grass the lines the inlet.
Child's creation made with sea beans.
Picnic tables in pretty light.
Looking toward the white banks of the inlet.
Layered waves at the shore, and lighthouse in the distance.
Jupiter Lighthouse.
Dubois house, with its shingles.
Pretty tree near Dubois house.
Beach sunflowers.
The toddler playground.
Bench by the lagoon.
Shady spot to sit.
A visitor checks out the snowy egret.
Paradise found!
I love how egrets look so alert.
Vibrant colors of inlet, seagrape tree, lawn, and palms.
An egret busy at work, with beach houses behind.
I love this bird walking along the shore.
Bird with yellow accents.
DuBois Pioneer Home is in a perfect spot by the inlet.
Banyan tree outside the DuBois Pioneer Home.
White sand speckled with shade.
Sea beans to play with!
Silvery plant catching the light.
A cute bird!
Closeup of a bird.
Curved coconut tree and other palms.
A bird standing on the concrete at water's edge.
Yellow coconuts in the parking lot.
Wow! The color of the inlet.
Blissful day.
Santa and his reindeer coming to say hi.
The inlet and a little rock pool.
Boat coming in the inlet past Dubois Lagoon.
Sometimes the water is pea soup- at those times, do not swim or wade!
The Burger Shack, at the entrance to the park, has a shaded playground where kids can play while their parents eat!
Dubois Lagoon is located at 19075 Dubois Rd, Jupiter FL 33477.
Exit Highway 95 at Indiantown Rd and turn toward the ocean. When the road ends, turn left on Ocean Blvd and follow the signs to Dubois Park. You will turn right on Beach Dr and left on Dubois Rd. Follow Dubois Rd to the end where you will find the parking lot. The lagoon is on the far southeast side of the parking lot, and the inlet beach and picnic areas are on the northwest side of the parking lot.
Lighthouse Cove Adventure Golf, 617 N. A1A, Jupiter FL 33477, call (561) 203-7965. $12 for 18 holes. Kids 5 and under play for $6. Seniors play for $10.
Barb
Sun, 15 Jan 2017
Soon my beach, soon.
Pam Plant
Mon, 17 Apr 2017
Love Lotsamaps! You must be a nature girl!
Bill C
Mon, 14 May 2018
I have lived here in Jupiter for 22 years. I found Jupiter, Dubois park and the Jupiter inlet to be a very tranquil place to live. I often think about moving to NC, but the wife will not move from here, I guess iam stuck in paradise for another 22 years .
captain cod
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