Hillsboro Beach

Located in the city of Hillsboro Beach, Hillsboro Beach is a small, narrow, and rocky beach north of the historic Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse – a well-known destination for hiking and photography. Hillsboro Beach is situated in front of biking paths, tall palm trees, and many beautiful and incredibly expensive homes. Deerfield Beach is known for birdwatching and wildlife watching as it is backed by the Hillsboro River and Lake Placid. In addition, Hillsboro Beach is a perfect spot for many water sport activities including swimming, surfing, snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boarding, and sailing. 

Hillsboro Beach offers many amenities including lifeguards, restrooms, showers, picnic tables, and a club named Hillsboro Club. 

There are many fun activities at Hillsboro Beach including swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, sailing, biking, jet-skiing, paddle boarding, and beach walking. If you are looking for additional activities, you can drive 15 minutes north to Red Reef Park – it is spread across 67 acres and is a perfect spot for golfing and photography.

To access Hillsboro Beach, drive down to 939 Hillsboro Mile where you will find the beach’s paid parking area. After parking, you will need to walk a few yards east from the lot to the beach.

If you are looking for attractions near Hillsboro Beach, you can drive 15 minutes to the Boca Raton Museum of Art which is home to permanent collections of contemporary art, glass art, photography, non-western art, and the Art of Artifacts of West Africa. The 9-hole Red Reef Park Executive Golf Course is situated between Lake Wyman and Red Reef Park Beach, is spread across 1,357 yards, 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. Quiet Waters Park features campgrounds, a skate park, and the longest cable ski course in the world – the increasingly popular and fun sport of cable skiing is a hybrid of surfing, skiing and wakeboarding where users hang on to a tow-rope from above. Another great attraction near Hillsboro Beach is Gumbo Limbo Nature Center which 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 Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro Beach, you can drive 14 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 Hillsboro Beach, the 2-Star Ocean Lodge Florida welcomes pets and has a nice pool and bar.