4.5Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center(717 reviews) - Fun and Educational Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Aquariums
Situated between the Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center is a 57-acre, marine life nature center offering educational programs to visitors of all ages that teach the importance of environmental stewardship. Guests to the Coastal Center can interact with stingrays and local invertebrate species, attend daily programs that teach about local gamefish, sharks, and sea turtles, and explore the new Ocean EcoCenter, a state-of-the-art facility that includes interactive exhibits and 2,000 gallons of aquariums. Join us in our mission "to inspire environmental stewardship of Florida's coastal ecosystems through education, research and advocacy” today.See more..
4.5St. Lucie Lock and Dam(44 reviews) - Great Place to Watch a Variety of Boats Use the Locks System Spent < 1 hour Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas
We came to the St. Lucie Lock & Dam w/ another couple who has been here before. I was absolutely fascinated as to how the boats come into a lock. The boat come in @ a lower water level, the lock closes, and then the locks fills up w/ water to raise the water level so that the boat can easily continue on its journey. This is something that children would love to see as well as adults. There is no cost & you are able to walk all around the area. The Core of Engineer Campground is right next to this & we checked it out since we are also RVers. This is a great day trip to pack a lunch. You can sit & watch all kinds of boats go through the lock system. I would recommend this experience to the young & old @ heart. Great learning experience!See more..
4.0Phipps Park(11 reviews) - Check out Phipps park fun for all. Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks
Really enjoyed our stay at the campground water facing spot #2. Easy biking. Great access to kayak,paddle board, boating. Cool front hit right when we arrived and Us Floridians are just not good with the cold so we enjoyed the close proximity to shops and beach front activities. There is something for everyone to do.See more..
Unique in the area; hiking amidst pines and cacti and palms in areas of sand or dirt surfaces. The recent trip had pine smells so luscious, you felt you were in Northern Wisconsin instead of Florida. Flowering cacti when we were there was beautiful. Wildlife included tortoises and many birds, big and smallSee more..
