Robert Henry Pike

Review of Arthur R. Marshall Foundation

Do NOT confuse this location with the "Wild and Sc...

Do NOT confuse this location with the "Wild and Scenic" canoe trail through another section of Loxahatchee about 50 miles further north, just outside Jupiter. The water here is nice, clear, but the wildlife is mostly tall-grass-water based. Lots of Moorhens, and little else. Alligators rare, birds rare, fish and turtles largely not visible.

If you want a whole different, much more challenging canoe experience, with a lot more visible wildlife, go to "Canoe outfitters of Florida" just off Indiantown road, 5 miles west of the Jupiter exit of I 95, about 50 miles north. The ecosystem starts as a mature Cypress forest with a very small stream. The stream actually includes two small (1-2 foot) waterfalls; they might be the only waterfalls in S. Florida! About 4 -5 miles it widens in to a bay area, with a mix of fresh and salt. There's also a camp built by an early 20th century hermit that's a nice stop.