Red Reef Park Beach

Located in the city of Boca Raton, Red Reef Park Beach is a half-mile long and wide beach situated in front of Lake Wyman and Red Reef Park Executive Golf Course. Red Reef Park Beach is a part of Red Reef Park that is spread across 67 acres and is a perfect spot for golfing and photography. Red Reef Park Beach is considered among the best spots for snorkeling and surf fishing in Florida as you will find many creatures including eels, snooks, barracudas, and thousands of other types of fish in the waters here.  

Red Reef Park Beach offers many amenities including restrooms, showers, barbecues, picnic tables, and a yoga studio. 

There are many fun activities at Red Reef Park Beach including swimming, surf fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, and photography. 

Getting to Red Reef Park Beach is very easy – Red Reef Park’s paid parking lot is situated at 1400 N Ocean Boulevard and it charges $16 on weekdays and $18 on weekends. Visitors can use the metered street parking spots available across the street from the park which costs $2 per hour and $3per hour on weekdays and weekends respectively.

If you are looking for attractions near Red Reef Park Beach, you can drive seven minutes to the Boca Raton Museum of Art which is home to permanent collections of contemporary art, photography, non-western art, glass art, and the Art of Artifacts of West Africa. Spread across 1,357 yards, the 9-hole Red Reef Park Executive Golf Course is situated between Lake Wyman and Red Reef Park Beach and is an awesome tourist attraction. Boynton Harbor Marina offers souvenir shops, art galleries, whale watching tours, boating tours, fishing trips, and is a great spot for photography. Another great attraction near Red Reef Park Beach is Gumbo Limbo Nature Center that features an incredible butterfly garden, an indoor museum, and many large aquariums where you can see fish and sea turtles during their nesting period.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a five-minute drive of Red Reef Park Beach. M&M Thai Café is a vegetarian-friendly restaurant offering authentic Thai and Asian dishes that include Pad Thai noodles, satay, and curries along with wines and beers. If you like Italian food, Vespri Siciliani serves classic Italian dishes like Chicken Parmigiana and Fettuccine Alfredo, pasta, chicken, and beef dishes. Another good restaurant near Red Reef Park Beach is Loch Bar, a seafood restaurant featuring oysters, surf ‘n’ turf, groupers, fish ‘n’ chips, and shrimps.

If you are looking for a hotel near Red Reef Park Beach, you can drive eight minutes to The Boca Raton, a 5-Star hotel featuring a lounge, poolside bar, 50,000 sq ft spa, sauna, fitness center, gym, snack bar, game room, 18-hole golf course, surf school, seven pools, 12 restaurants, 16 tennis courts, and boating, fishing, and diving tours. The Boca Raton Beach Club is a beachfront 4-Star hotel with a pool, bar, spa, sauna, restaurant, golf course, restaurant, and fitness center. The 3-Star pet-friendly hotel Delray Sands Resort offers many amenities including a pool, kids’ pool, chic outdoor bar, gym, seafood restaurant with ocean views, nightclub, and snorkeling tours. If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Red Reef Park Beach, the 2-Star Ocean Lodge Florida welcomes pets and has a nice pool and bar.