Jupiter Lighthouse Natural Area

Across Beach Rd (Highway 707) from the Jupiter Lighthouse is a little driveway that leads into a parking lot. This is the Jupiter Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area. A paved nature walk takes you through scrubland (no shade) to a raised wooden boardwalk through tropical shady trees. At the end you come to a huge wooden lookout, like a large shaded verandah with a bench. You can imagine that this is your own back verandah and you are leisurely taking in your views! You can see the intracoastal waterway and the bushland around you. Red mangroves rise up from the water where manatees sometimes seek refuge. What a joy! Give your lover a kiss and take in the scenery. The funnest part of this walk is that there are animal prints in the concrete on the walkway! While the concrete was drying, a bunch of different animals must have walked over it. And the prints are so unique and cute! Come with your kids and check it out.

My daughter was so inspired by the otherworldly landscape and funny prickly bushes here that she said "Do you think the green pants with nobody inside them are going to ride past?" (Dr. Seuss).
This walk only takes about fifteen minutes so cross the street and do the loop trail at Jupiter Lighthouse Coast Guard Trail, which brings you to little beaches along the sparkling clear intracoastal.
After, have a blissful swim at Dubois Lagoon. Or a cup of tea at Oceana Coffee at 150 US Highway 1 in Tequesta town, which has large windows, ocean photos, and modern decor. They sometimes have live music on Saturday mornings!
If you're hungry, head over to one of the Jupiter restaurants with great atmosphere on a waterway: U-Tiki, Lucky Shuck, Top of the Beacon, Square Grouper (bar for over 21 years old only), or Jetty's, all with a gorgeous view of Jupiter Lighthouse and inlet. Another amazing place is Blue Pointe Bar and Grill, where you can see just how incredibly turquoise the intracoastal can be!

Directions

From Highway 1, turn toward the ocean on Beach Rd (Hwy 707). After you pass the driveway for the Jupiter lighthouse immediately on your right, you will see a small driveway on your left (opposite a more obvious one on the right). Pull in there and park in the small parking lot. If you come to the bridge you have gone too far.
Oceana Coffee Cafe, 150 US Highway 1, Tequesta.
Lucky Shuck, 1116 Love St, Jupiter, FL 33477

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