Jupiter

City Population: 63,000

Jupiter is located in the northeast corner of Palm Beach County, between Miami and Orlando. A coastal community that celebrates its history, heritage, and people, Jupiter’s quality of life is achieved by balancing its small-town feel with careful growth. Jupiter’s beaches, breathtaking inlet, abundant natural areas, and waterways offer a unique experience for visitors and a superb quality of life for residents. The wild and scenic Loxahatchee River meanders through neighborhoods and natural areas, eventually meeting the Intracoastal Waterway and the Jupiter Inlet at the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Jupiter is also the place for nature lovers and eco-tourism enthusiasts. There is free public parking on A1A along more than two-and-a-half miles of Jupiter’s public beaches. The famous “dog beach” is a stretch of the shoreline where four-legged friends are welcome. For more coastal fun, several parks, beaches, swimming areas, snorkeling coves, and jetties line the inlet. Seven designated natural areas make up more than 70 acres of environmentally protected land that offers nature trails, wildlife observation stations, kayaking, and paddleboarding excursions, and fishing. Jupiter’s Riverwalk, a two-and-a-half-mile walking and biking path along the Intracoastal, follows the waterway from Jupiter Ridge Natural Area north to Inlet Village, where Jupiter’s working waterfront heritage still lives.

Jupiter has something for everyone. Whether you are into sports, the arts, history, or just expanding your mind, you can take in a play, learn something new, attend a festival, browse through a museum, or catch a pop-fly. Jupiter is home to the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins spring training at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the Jupiter Riverwalk, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum. There are so many cultural opportunities, you’ll want to extend your stay just to experience it all. The feeling of small-town lives on in Jupiter. Friendly neighborhoods offer a unique quality of life for Jupiter’s families, professionals, and businesses. Take a walk through one of Jupiter’s neighborhoods and you’ll see active neighborhood parks; children walking, biking, and playing along safe sidewalks and streets; and a sense of community that comes from pride and peace of mind.

When you discover Jupiter, you’ll find that it is the land of discovery. Home to Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, G4S, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, and an FAU campus, Jupiter is the bioscience hub of Palm Beach County. These institutions make exciting scientific and technological advances every day that create unique opportunities for research, academia, and new businesses.

Jupiter’s rich history spans thousands of years of in habitation by indigenous people, explorers, settlers, and pioneers. The famous Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, which sits atop an ancient shell mound, is a relaxing place to reflect on early Spanish explorers, the Seminole, maritime shipwrecks, and even World War II radio stations. Jupiter’s early inhabitants and famous pioneer families, such as the DuBois family and the Whites, left the community with rich stories and artifacts of old Florida life along the enchanting Loxahatchee River.