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Okeeheelee Park
Okeeheelee Park covers 1702.01 acres west of West Palm Beach, adjacent to the Florida Turnpike. At Okeeheelee Park, you'll find something for the whole family - from golf to tennis, nature trails through the pine flatwood habitat, the Okeeheelee Nature Center and gift shop, picnic areas with tables and grills, playgrounds, sports fields, and miles of winding paved pathways for biking or skating. Over 150 acres are filled by lakes for fishing, water skiing, and kayak, canoe, and paddleboat rentals. There is even an area reserved for operation of radio control boats. Bring your dog along for a romp at the wonderful Pooch Pines Dog Park, with separate fenced sections for both large dogs and small dogs. Admission to Okeeheelee Park is free! This park can be hot in the summer months, it has a lot of new tree growth and not yet a lot of shaded canopy.
The golf course offers 27 holes and a pro shop.
Okeeheelee Nature Center has a Braille Trail for the education and enjoyment of the visually impaired.
A little-known aspect of Okeeheelee Park is its bass fishing. Okeeheelee Park is one of only four Fish Management Areas in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's south region. The 157 acre lake at Okeeheelee Park receives supplementary stocking and feeding, when necessary, and it also has an aeration system and fish attractors. Fishing for largemouth bass is good and there is excellent shoreline access, although anglers should expect light-tackle catches averaging less than 12 inches. Gasoline motors cannot be used and black bass must be released. Here is the FWC brochure for Lake Okeeheelee.
ACREAGE: 1702.01 acres
HOURS:
- sunrise-sunset
- lighted court facilities open until 10:00 pm; select lighted athletic fields open until 11:00 pm
FACILITIES:
- baseball fields, lighted (5)
- bicycle/walking paths (8 miles)
- BMX track
- boat launching area (freshwater fishing lake, non-motorized)
- boat launching ramp (water ski lake) (2)
- boat slips, day use only (19)
- dog park, Pooch Pines
- equestrian center, Palm Beach County Jim Brandon
- 111-acre, world-class equestrian showplace
- covered arena
- open riding area
- training rings
- exercise course (20 stations, 1 mile)
- fishing (freshwater-stocked)
- golf course, Okeeheelee Public Golf Course
- 27 holes (3 nine-hole courses)
- chipping area
- driving range
- practice putting green
- pro shop
- snack bar
- lake frontage
- mountain biking (located on the east side of Pinehurst Drive, south of Forest Hill Boulevard)
- multipurpose fields, lighted (4)
- nature center, Okeeheelee Nature Center (call for hours)
- parking
- boat/trailer parking (water ski lake/freshwater fishing lake)
- regular parking
- picnic areas with grills, single table
- picnic pavilions (Alligator, Micanopy, Osceola, Tuskeegee), reserved group (4)
- picnic shelters, family
- picnic shelters, single table
- pier (fishing)
- playground, including
- play structure (ages 2-5 years)
- play structure (ages 5-12 years)
- rental concession (call for hours)
- restroom facilities
- softball fields, lighted (4)
- tennis courts (8)
- volleyball, grass courts (1)
- water skiing courses (permit and fee required) (5)
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