Northeast Everglades Natural Area
NENA includes over 165,000 acres of natural Florida lands and more than a dozen different activity & education centers that provide information about the area's natural and human history. Here are NENA locations not on the Florida National Scenic Trail. 
Jupiter
Cypress Creek Natural Area
Gulfstream Citrus Road (north turn onto road from Florida State Road 706 – Indiantown Road)
Jupiter, FL 33478
561.233.2400
Biking: No
Hike through nine native ecosystems: mesic pine flatwoods, with smaller areas of wet flatwoods, wet prairie, freshwater marsh, scrubby flatwoods, hydric hammock, prairie hammock, and pond cypress domes, and strands. Look for American alligators and peregrine falcons.
John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area
Entrance for hiking is at gate 6 along Indiantown Road (Florida State Highway 706, near State Road 710)
Northwestern Palm Beach County, near Jupiter, FL 33478
561.625.5722
Biking: Yes
Hike or bike along the Old Jupiter-Indiantown Road, alongside of which is one of the highest quality, relatively undisturbed pine flatwoods remaining in South Florida. Various smaller, connecting trails are also available. Look for river otters and bobcats.
Pine Glades Natural Area
Intersection of Beeline Highway (Florida State Road 710) and Indiantown Road (Florida State Road 706)
Jupiter, FL 33478
561.233.2400
Biking: No
Hike through mesic flatwoods, wet flatwoods, depression marsh, wet prairie, and dome swamp. Look for American alligators and bald eagles.
Riverbend Park (Starting Point)
9060 Indiantown Road
Jupiter, FL 33478
561.966.6617
Biking: Yes
From the ancient Indian middens, through the Seminole War Battles, to present day restoration, see Florida as the first settlers did. Nearly 10 miles of hiking/biking trails. Look for a good variety of small animals, reptiles, and birds.
Lake Okeechobee
LOST - Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail
Belle Glade, Canal Point, Pahokee, and South Bay
800.291.9405
Biking: Yes
There are five access points to LOST in The Palm Beaches. LOST is the 110-mile trail encircling Lake Okeechobee. Hike atop the 35-foot high Herbert Hoover Dike. More than half of the trail is paved and the remainder consists of a two-track gravel roadway. Look for a variety of birds, small animals, and reptiles.
North Palm Beach
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
561.624.6950
Biking: Yes
The park has two trails, allowing for all to walk among stately trees, flowering shrubs, estuary bridge, sand dunes, and thick beds of ferns. Look for butterflies and sea turtles.
Palm Beach Gardens
Hungryland Slough Natural Area
Located along Bee Line Highway (Florida State Road 710)
Located on south side of road, after North County General Aviation Airport
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33412
561.233.2400
Biking: No
Hike through wet prairie, wet pine flatwood, prairie hammock, cypress dome swamp, mesic flatwood, depression marsh, hydric hammock, and strand swamp. Look for American alligators and tricolored herons.
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area
Along C-18 Canal
Near intersection of PGA Boulevard (Florida State Road 786) and Bee Line Highway (Florida State Road 710)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
561.233.2400
Biking: No
This is largest and most diverse of The Palm Beaches’ officially designated natural areas. The Slough is the historic headwaters of the nationally designated Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River. Look for Sherman’s fox squirrels and blue herons.
Riviera Beach
Peanut Island Park
6500 Peanut Island Road
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
561.966.6600
Biking: Yes
Accessible only by boat. The island is located in Lake Worth Lagoon, near Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet. One feature is the restored President John F. Kennedy nuclear bomb shelter. Extensive walking paths are located throughout island. Look for West Indian manatees.
West Palm Beach
Grassy Waters Preserve
8264 Northlake Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
561.804.4985
Biking: Yes
The Preserve is a vast, 20-square-mile wetlands resource with both long hiking trails and meandering boardwalk trails. Look for American alligators and other reptiles.
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area
11835 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
561.624.6989
Biking: Yes
Corbett is an extensive management area that features not only hiking trails, but camping, hunting, fishing, and a great variety of ecosystems. Look for feral hogs and turkeys.
SWA Greenway Trail System
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
7501 North Jog Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
Biking: Yes
Public use facilities include hiking trails with informational kiosks, benches, bicycle racks, chickee huts, and boardwalks made from recycled plastic lumber. Look for an excellent selection of birds and American alligators.
