Riverbend Park | |
Type: | Urban park |
Location: | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
Operator: | Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department |
Riverbend Park is a 680acres 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] The battlefield area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.[5]
Riverbend Park is mentioned in the 2012 novel Torn by Leslie Ann Joy, who grew up in Jupiter Farms.