Jupiter Ridge Natural Area is a area of protected land in

Jupiter, Florida Jupiter is the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. According to the 2020 US Census, the town had a population of 61,047. It is 84 miles north of Miami and 15 miles north of West Palm Beach, Florida, West Palm Beach. ...

, in

Palm Beach County Palm Beach County is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's third-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and Broward County and the 24th-most populous in the United States, wi ...

. It is located at 1800 South U.S. Highway 1. Habitats include

Florida scrub Florida scrub is a forest ecoregion found throughout Florida in the United States. It is found on coastal and inland sand ridges and is characterized by an evergreen Xerophyte, xeromorphic plant community dominated by shrubs and dwarf oaks. Becau ...

, depression marsh, tidal swamp, and flatwoods.North County
Palm Beach County The site has a 2.5 mile double loop trail system. One of the earliest natural areas established in densely populated Palm Beach County in 1993, it is bisected by the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, ancient dunes topped with scrub habitat. The last known breeding pair of Scrub-Jays in Palm Beach County was sighted at Jupiter Ridge Natural Area in 2016. Only one Scrub-Jay was sighted there in 2017 and none were found in 2018 despite repeated searches.

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{{coord, 26.915, -80.076, dim:3000_region:US-FL, display=title Protected areas of Palm Beach County, Florida Nature reserves in Florida Jupiter, Florida