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Membership Application - Please join the Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club.
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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.
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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
Upcoming events
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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
Mounts Botanical Gardens Ilumina Exhibit (night time)
Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL, US531 North Military Trail
West Palm Beach, Fl 33415. Open from 5:30 to 10:30
Mounts Office:(561) 233-1757 Tour gardens on your own. ILUMINA: A Tropical Garden Lantern Festival transforms our lush landscape into a glowing paradise filled with more than 500 handcrafted silk lanterns, inspired by the plants, animals, and vibrant spirit of the tropics. As you stroll on your own through pathways, you’ll encounter towering chameleons, radiant flamingos, shimmering butterflies, luminous orchids, and the festival’s breathtaking centerpiece—a 195-foot dragon rising from the Garden’s lake, a masterpiece of color and light that will leave you in awe.
Each lantern is a work of art, created by artisans who blend centuries-old traditions with contemporary creativity. The result is a multisensory experience that connects people of all ages with the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
I will be bringing adults and a 10 year old and 3 year old arriving approximately 7:30 pm. If interested, you can let me know the time you are making it, Betsy 561-573-1292. Group ticket rate available, call me to coordinate
Hours: Weds - Suns; 5:30pm–10:30pm (except Thanksgiving & Christmas Day) Tickets: https://www.mounts.org/ilumina tickets@mounts.org Mounts Members $16 adults/$2 age 2-17; Non-Members $26 adults/$10 age 2-17 Group tickets for 12 or more. Parking: Complimentary6 attendees
Past events
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