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Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands
A free 1.5-mile boardwalk over 100 acres of constructed wetlands. Go at sunrise for alligators, roseate spoonbills, otters and purple gallinules without leaving the walkway.
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Boynton Beach
FishingWildlifeBudget travel
The short answer
Boynton Beach sits directly between Boca and Delray and is where locals go to fish, dive and paddle. Boynton Inlet, the Boynton Harbor Marina and the Green Cay wetlands boardwalk are the anchors, with a fast-improving downtown dining scene.
Highlights
- Boynton Harbor Marina
- Oceanfront Park Beach
- Green Cay Nature Center boardwalk
- Boynton Inlet fishing
- Dive charters to the reef
Places in Boynton Beach
Local's pick
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Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
The northernmost remnant of the Everglades, with a cypress boardwalk, a marsh trail and 20 miles of canoe route west of Boynton. Sunrise here is the best wildlife hour in the county.
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Oceanfront Park Beach
A well-kept, lifeguarded Boynton beach with a boardwalk, dune walkovers and one of the calmer swim areas in the county on a north wind.
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Two Georges Waterfront Grille
A no-fuss marina restaurant at Boynton Harbor with dockside tables, fried grouper and a tiki bar. Come by boat if you can.
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Ocean Inlet Park
A small county park at the Boynton Inlet with a kayak launch into the mangrove islands of the Lake Worth Lagoon, plus jetty fishing and a snack bar. Manatees are common in the channel.
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Splashdown Divers
Boynton Beach's long-running dive operation, running two-tank drift dives on the reef line most mornings and lionfish and lobster trips in season. Certified divers only; snorkel trips run in summer.