Riverbend Park (Florida)

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26°55′37″N 80°10′23″W / 26.927°N 80.173°W / 26.927; -80.173

Park Sign displaying Information about the First Battle of the Loxahatchee.

Riverbend Park is a 680-acre (280 ha) park in the Jupiter Farms section of Jupiter, in Palm Beach County, Florida.[1] The area includes the Riverbend Regional Park Historic District with Indian middens and a preserved battlefield from the Seminole War[2] at the Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park adjacent to Riverbend.[3] The park includes 10 miles of hiking/biking trails, 7 miles of equestrian trails and 5 miles of canoeing/kayaking trails and includes a section of the Loxahatchee River, a National Wild and Scenic River. A Florida cracker farmstead is displayed, as well as a Seminole-style chickee for picnics.[4]


Another Park Sign, this time explaining the Second Battle of the Loxahatchee.





Cultural References[]

Riverbend Park is mentioned in the 2012 novel Torn by Leslie Ann Joy, who grew up in Jupiter Farms.

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  1. ^ Riverbend Park Palm Beach County
  2. ^ Riverbend Historical Districy Palm Beach County
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Introduction Riverbend Park

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