St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park, Barrier island state park in Port Salerno, United States.
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park occupies the northern end of Jupiter Island, east of Port Salerno in Martin County, and can be reached only by boat. Its Atlantic side carries more than 2 miles (3.2 km) of sandy beach, while a 3,000-foot (910 m) boardwalk crosses the island interior. The park also holds 8 picnic tables.
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park lies on the northern end of Jupiter Island in Martin County, east of Port Salerno. The park protects a barrier island reachable only by boat, with more than 2 miles (3.2 km) of sandy beach and a 3,000-foot (910 m) boardwalk. Its habitats support migratory birds such as the peregrine falcon, broad-winged hawk and American kestrel, along with bobcats, otters and raccoons.
The park's 3,000-foot boardwalk crosses the island interior to the Atlantic beach, and eight picnic tables sit near the shore. Snorkellers and scuba divers enter the water off the beach, while anglers fish from the sand; migratory peregrine falcons, broad-winged hawks and American kestrels pass through, and bobcats, otters and raccoons live on the island.
The park lies on Jupiter Island's northern tip, east of Port Salerno, and can be reached only by boat. Once ashore, a 3,000-foot boardwalk crosses the island to more than 2 miles of Atlantic beach. State park hours run from 8 a.m. until sundown daily, including holidays.
The park's 3,000-foot boardwalk crosses the island interior to reach the Atlantic beach, and the preserve protects a section of Florida's coral reef system, making it a snorkelling and scuba diving destination as well as a nesting site for sea turtles.
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