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The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club plans several events each month for exploring and appreciating nature. Some of these last a day, some last a week or longer. They are local and they are long-distance. Activities include kayaking and canoeing, backpacking, hiking and biking, snorkeling, car camping and wilderness or river camping. In addition, we have monthly meetings at Okeeheelee Nature Center with guest speakers on environmental and other topics of interest.
This site and these events are functions of Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club. In addition to these activities, our Conservation Committee raises funds to send children to summer nature camp and donates to local organizations that help to preserve our unique Florida environment.
You're welcome to attend our Meetups and be a Meetup Member only, but we would like you to become a member of our club. The cost is only $20 a year. Most of our trips are on the Meetup site, but there are many trips available to club members only, particularly those that involve long-distance travel or overnight stays. There is never a charge by the club for any of our activities.
If you wish to join Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club, the application link is above. You may join by mailing the completed application (above) with a check payable to Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club to the address at the bottom of the form. Or, come to an event, join and pay in cash, or, use the Paypal link below.
Pay Pal Payment
You can also use Zelle for paying membership dues and making donations to the club and its conservation efforts. Use **PalmBeachPackAndPaddle@gmail.com** in your bank's Zelle transfer feature. Please put your email address in the memo line so we can greet you and send you a newsletter and activities list. Thank you.
We hope you will become part of our Club family. Bruce, Gerry & Geoff
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Pack & Paddle Holiday Party is Saturday, December 13 at Okeeheelee Nature Center
Okeeheelee Park Nature Center, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, USReady to join or renew for 2026?
Click on our new Electronic Membership Form:
https://form.jotform.com/mbarrdragon2/pb-pnp-member-app-2026
PALM BEACH PACK & PADDLE CLUB'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club’s Annual Holiday Party will be held Saturday, December 13 at the Okeeheelee Nature Center.
Enjoy the camaraderie of the season as you "mix and mingle to a jingling beat" with your P&P friends during this festive afternoon event.
It’s Holiday Party time!
The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club’s Annual Holiday Party will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Okeeheelee Nature Center, part of Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33413.
The Holiday Party is free and open to everyone -- current and past club members, club visitors and guests and the public.
You are welcome to arrive starting at 1:30 p.m.
Please bring an appetizer OR a dessert that can serve 6 to 8 people.
In addition, you are invited to bring a new wrapped gift (of about $10) for the Yankee Trader Gift Exchange.
HOLIDAY PARTY HIGHLIGHTS
--Appetizers: At the start of the party, we will enjoy appetizers from the Appetizer Table. (Please bring either an appetizer OR a dessert to the party. This should be for 6 to 8 people.)
--Yankee Trader Gift Exchange: A Yankee Trader Gift Exchange is planned for the middle of the party. Each person is asked to bring a new wrapped gift that is approximately $10 in value. (The gift exchange is optional. Those who do not bring a gift will not participate in the exchange.)
At the start of the party, the wrapped gifts will be placed on a table at the center of the room.
Each person will get a ticket with a number prior to the game. When your number is called, you can open a new gift or “steal” someone else’s previously opened gift.
--Desserts: Near the last third of the party, we will enjoy desserts from the Dessert Table. (Please bring either an appetizer OR a dessert to the party. This should be for 6 to 8 people.)
Special note: The club will provide beverages, plates, utensils and napkins.
Special note: There will be no raffle or events slide show at this event.
HOLIDAY PARTY REMINDER
--Who: Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club
--What: Annual Holiday Party
--Events: Appetizers, Yankee Trader Gift Exchange, Desserts
--When: Saturday, December 13, 2 p.m.
--Social time: Starts at 1:30 p.m.
--Where: Okeeheelee Nature Center, 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33413
--Directions: From Jog Road, take Forest Hill Boulevard 1.2 miles west to Eshleman Trail (the second Okeeheelee Park entrance). Turn right (north) and follow the signs and road 1.6 miles to the Nature Center, which is in the back of the park.
Questions?
For questions about the Pack & Paddle Club Holiday Party, please call or text 561-312-2765.
PRODUCE
Before the party: Please bring produce to support Okeeheelee’s ‘Animal Ambassadors’
Please bring your extra produce to the party. Produce can be placed on the table in the back of the meeting room.
Here are the produce and specialty items that will be particularly helpful to the Nature Center:
--Apples (loved by the deer and Paisley, the opossum)
--Carrots (for the deer, opossum and insects)
--Celery (favorites of the deer)
--Sweet Potatoes (loved by the deer, opossum and insects)
--Unsalted Almonds (for the deer)
--Canned Cat Food (loved by Paisley)
--Unscented Puppy Pads for Paisley
--Plain Epsom Salt (used by Luigi, the diamondback terrapin)
--Wild Bird Seed with no corn or fillers (for the local birds at the bird feeders)
(Note: Please do not bring citrus or iceberg lettuce.)
Produce donations help to feed animals throughout the beautiful natural area at the park. And our club receives credit for our produce donations!
REMINDER: We also have a donation jar on the table. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase produce for the next monthly meeting.
The Nature Center gratefully thanks you for your generous donations at each meeting.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
How to become a Pack & Paddle Club member
Here is where to find a membership application, how to turn in your form and how to make a payment:
WHERE TO FIND A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION:
NEW! You can now join or renew using our new Electronic Membership Form!
--ELECTRONIC MEMBERSHIP FORM:
Ready to join or renew for 2026?
Just click on our new Electronic Membership Form:
https://form.jotform.com/mbarrdragon2/pb-pnp-member-app-2026
--IN PERSON: Pick up a membership application at a club meeting or event.
--ON MEETUP: If you are a Meetup member, click on this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12PZ0uoq5SE90o2qugXXoOGNlFUpHOCaY/view
HOW TO TURN IN YOUR FORM:
--VIA ELECTRONIC MEMBERSHIP FORM: Just fill out the form and hit the SUBMIT button at the end of the form.
Here is the link:
https://form.jotform.com/mbarrdragon2/pb-pnp-member-app-2026
--IN PERSON: Bring your completed form to one of our events or meetings. Payment is required at this time.
--VIA U.S. MAIL: Send the completed form (with check payment enclosed) to this address:
Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 16041
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
--VIA EMAIL: Send the completed form as an email attachment to:
palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com
HOW TO MAKE A PAYMENT:
--IN PERSON: Bring a payment in check or cash (along with your membership form) to one of our events or meetings.
--VIA U.S. MAIL: Send a check (along with the completed form) to this address:
Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 16041
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
--VIA ZELLE: Make a payment by Zelle** to:
palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com
**Important note: Please include your name and phone number in the memo or message field when submitting your Zelle payment.
--VIA PAYPAL: Submit the form in person, via email or mail, then pay by PayPal at this link:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/wpbpnp
CLUB INFORMATION
Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club information
The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club, founded in 1975, plans several events each month for exploring and appreciating nature.
Trips last a day, a weekend, a week or longer. They are local, within Florida and long-distance. Activities include kayaking and canoeing, backpacking, hiking and biking, snorkeling, car camping and wilderness or river camping.
In addition, club meetings are held on the second Saturday afternoon of each month from September through May at the Okeeheelee Nature Center in Okeeheelee Park, with experts speaking on nature-related subjects and other topics of interest.
FIND OUR TRIPS, EVENTS ON MEETUP
Join our Meetup page:
• It’s easy. Just go to: www.meetup.com/Palm-Beach-Pack-Paddle
Click here to view our Calendar of Events on Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/palm-beach-pack-paddle/events/calendar/
CONTACT US
President
561-312-2765
brucemoore234@gmail.com
Membership Chair
Home: 561-582-3653 (leave message)
Cell: 561-602-7502
gerbaker97@gmail.com
Mail membership forms, checks to:
P.O. Box 16041, West Palm Beach, FL 33416
(Forms can also be turned in at club meetings.)
Club email:
palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com
CLUB NEWSLETTER
PLEASE SEND US YOUR NEWSLETTER ITEMS!
We welcome submissions from individuals and committees for our monthly newsletter, which is sent to paid members at the start of each month!
Thank you!
Newsletter Editor
804-869-6228
newsletter.pbpp@gmail.com
OKEEHEELEE NATURE CENTER
Okeeheelee Nature Center information
Okeeheelee Nature Center is part of Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413. From Jog Road, take Forest Hill Boulevard 1.2 miles west to Eshleman Trail (the second Okeeheelee Park entrance). Turn right (north) and follow the signs and road 1.6 miles to the nature center, which is in the back of the park.
The Nature Center features 2.5 miles of trails winding through 90 acres of pine flatwoods and wetlands. Highlights include hands-on exhibits, animal encounters and a nature-related gift shop.
Exhibits:
**Wednesday-Friday: 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
**Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Live animal feedings:
**Reptile/raptor feedings: Wednesdays-Fridays at 3:30 pm
**Alligator feeding: Saturday at 1 p.m.
Nature trails:
**Daily: sunrise-sunset
Phone:
(561) 233-1400
Email:
onc@pbcgov.org
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Okeeheelee-Nature-Center/10008508917054528 attendees
Myakka River SP camping and visiting Oscar Scherer SP
Myakka River State Park, 13208 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL 34241, FL, USRFAR (Recess For Active Retirees) and Palm Beach Pack &Paddle camping at Myakka River State Park M/T/W/Th Dec 15 to Fri 19th 2025 . Leave Fri 19 th. 11 AM
Click here: Florida State Parks (https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Myakka-River)
As a Florida resident you can book now. You have to register first with your drivers license info.
I booked cabin #5 at Myakka River State Park ( can have campfires and pizza party/ dinner there Monday. evening )(full kitchen/oven) and if others want to be close to cabins Old Prairie C-G is right there and the RVers can use Palmetto Ridge c-g. Canopy walk should be open now. Can do day trip to Oscar Scherer SP 20 miles away.....
Bring your good humor too.
Click here: Florida State Parks (https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Oscar-Scherer)
for biking(Legacy trail... paved )
Click here: Sarasota Legacy Bike Trail. An alluring trek back to Old Florida. (http://www.sarasotalegacytrail.com/)
, paddling South Creek( have rentals) ,fresh water snorkeling at a sandy beach lake and walking some trails.Also nearby there is Historic Spanish Point
Click here: Historic Spanish Point - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Spanish_Point)
plantation complex. May check out Ringling Museum too. As of now 3 cabins out of only 5 are open for those days. This is a tough place to get cabins. These were built by CCC but have been upgraded. Otherwise book your preferred campsite .Can eat at Old Florida style restaurant on Casey Key.
Hope to get permit to walk to the Deep Hole which is only open to 30 people a day. Bike the 7 mile paved road with in the park.
Click here: Restaurant in Osprey, FL | Casey Key Fish House (http://www.caseykeyfishhouse.com/)
. Also may tour Crowley Farmstead near north entrance of the park
Click here: Crowley – Museum & Nature Center (https://crowleyfl.org/)
Visit Historic Spanish Point - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
. Please advise me of your site if you want to be updated on matters. Thanks Ben
bbsdob525@aol.com
or 561 425-307715 attendees
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