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Palm Beach, Florida

Drift dives, wreck treks, and a world-famous tide-timed shore dive in South Florida

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 15 sources

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Destination Guide Sources For Palm Beach, Florida

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

15 sources • Updated Dec 13, 2025

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Dec 13, 2025.

Palm Beach County Parks: Phil Foster Park (Blue Heron Bridge) rules and snorkel trail - Park hours, snorkel trail depth, divers-down flag and no-harvest rules, and night dive permit guidance.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Diver-down flag regulations - Official Florida diver-down flag distances and boater behavior requirements.
Palm Beach County ERM: Palm Beach County Reefs (natural reefs, mooring buoys, and artificial reefs) - Background on Palm Beach County reef resources, mooring buoy locations, and artificial reef program context.
Palm Beach County Parks: Peanut Island Park - Peanut Island access details, water taxi information, and park rules.

Research Sources

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

15 sources • Updated Dec 13, 2025

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Dec 13, 2025.

Palm Beach County Parks: Phil Foster Park (Blue Heron Bridge) rules and snorkel trail - Park hours, snorkel trail depth, divers-down flag and no-harvest rules, and night dive permit guidance.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Diver-down flag regulations - Official Florida diver-down flag distances and boater behavior requirements.
Palm Beach County ERM: Palm Beach County Reefs (natural reefs, mooring buoys, and artificial reefs) - Background on Palm Beach County reef resources, mooring buoy locations, and artificial reef program context.
Palm Beach County Parks: Peanut Island Park - Peanut Island access details, water taxi information, and park rules.

National Hurricane Center: Atlantic hurricane season dates - Official hurricane season context used for the season planner (June 1 through November 30).

Palm Beach County ERM: Sea Turtles (nesting season guidance and beach rules) - Palm Beach County sea turtle nesting season window (March 1 to October 31) and responsible beach behavior tips.

Peanut Island Shuttle Boat: Ticket pricing - Round-trip ticket prices used for fee planning.

Jupiter Dive Center: Goliath grouper and seasonal wildlife notes - Local operator guidance on goliath grouper aggregation season used for encounter windows.

Jupiter Dive Center: Seasonal diving overview (including shark season notes) - Local operator calendar used for seasonal shark and water-condition context.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Wildlife Alert Hotline - Wildlife Alert Hotline number used for reporting injured marine wildlife.

Divers Alert Network (DAN): Emergency hotline reference - DAN emergency hotline reference used in safety and medical support sections.