Best Things to Do in North Palm Beach, Florida

The best things to do in North Palm Beach are mostly municipal: Anchorage Park, Lakeside Park, Osborne Park, the Community Center, the library and the Village-owned Country Club, plus nearby beaches and nature areas outside the Village. Access rules differ from place to place. Some facilities are open to everyone, some charge residents and nonresidents different rates, and the boat ramp is for permit holders. This guide separates what is inside the Village from what is nearby, so you can plan a day without turning up somewhere you cannot use. For the neighborhood-by-neighborhood picture, see our living guide and local guide.

North Palm Beach Activities at a Glance

Official pages: Parks & Recreation, Anchorage Park, Lakeside Park, Osborne Park, Community Center, library, Country Club and MacArthur Beach State Park. We do not list admission prices or hours here because they change; each page has the current ones.

Things to Do Inside the Village

The Village's Parks & Recreation department runs the parks, the Community Center, youth and adult programs and special events, and its facility list is the best single starting point. Four things set North Palm Beach apart from a typical suburb: the Village owns its golf course, its parks sit on or beside the water, its events happen in its own parks, and its library is a destination of its own. None of it requires owning a boat or belonging to a club.

Explore Anchorage Park

Anchorage Park at 603 Anchorage Drive is the Village's largest park, about 21.5 acres. The Village lists:

• two fishing piers and a fitness trail
• tennis and pickleball courts, and sand volleyball courts
• a baseball field
• a children's playground
• large-breed and small-breed dog parks, which the Village confirms are off-leash
• one large and several small pavilions
• a walk-up kayak and paddleboard launch and day docks

Who can use what. The park itself is open to the public. The piers, trail, courts, dog parks and the kayak launch do not need a permit, per the Village. The trailered boat ramp does: launching a trailer boat requires a permit decal, and the Village issues it to residents and qualifying business owners with proof of residency, a driver's license and a matching trailer registration (Village FAQ, decal page). Wet and dry boat storage is restricted to residents, with waiting lists, and a resident does not automatically get a space. If you live outside the Village, this is not your launch. Use a public ramp elsewhere and check its rules.

Fishing. Fishing from the piers is a typical use. Florida has its own saltwater license rules, so check the FWC license page before you go.

Construction notice. The Village has posted work at the park starting October 12, 2026, tied to a Seacoast Utility Authority force-main project, with the west-side fishing pier and the large pavilion closed meanwhile and the tennis courts and east-side pier open. The Village expects the park portion to finish by the end of October. Check the park page for the current status before a visit.

The marina is not a visitor attraction. The Village's marina at Anchorage Park is a launch and storage facility for permit holders and residents. We found no public dining or visitor docks there. For transient slips, commercial operators such as Safe Harbor North Palm Beach set their own rules.

Visit Lakeside Park

Lakeside Park is the waterside-and-play park, not a boating one. The Village lists beach access, a playground, swings, pull-up bars, a sand volleyball court, a basketball court and a tiki-hut picnic shelter that is open to public use and cannot be reserved privately. The Village lists it as open sunrise to sunset, with the parking gate opening on a posted schedule. Its facility page gives 805 Lakeside Drive while an older page gives 680, so use the Village's park page and your map app to confirm.

Why choose it over Anchorage Park? Choose Lakeside Park for a short playground-and-picnic stop by the water, without courts, piers or boat traffic. Choose Anchorage Park when you want a trail, piers, the dog parks or a paddle. Check the Village page for swimming rules before you plan around the water, because we found no lifeguard or swim-area detail.

Play Sports at Osborne Park and the Community Center

Osborne Park at 705 Prosperity Farms Road (some Village pages list 715) is the active-recreation park. The Village lists lighted baseball fields, outdoor basketball and handball courts, racquetball courts, batting cages and three lighted pickleball courts installed in 2024, plus a volunteer-run community garden. Some fields and courts are used for programs and reservations, so confirm availability before you bring a group.

The Community Center at 1200 Prosperity Farms Road is the indoor option. It has a gym, open gym sessions for basketball and pickleball (schedule and fees, which differ for residents and nonresidents, with no pre-registration listed), youth basketball, camps during school breaks and room rentals. Recent classes and programs have included gymnastics, futsal, youth volleyball and youth basketball, and the Village's athletics page lists leagues. Listings change by season, so treat any class named here as an example, not a promise.

Play the North Palm Beach Country Club Golf Course

The North Palm Beach Country Club at 951 US-1 is owned by the Village and open to the public. The course was built in 1926 as the Palm Beach Winter Club to a design by Seth Raynor, and the Village bought the club in 1962, per published course histories. Nicklaus Design redid it in 2006, and a later renovation was also led by Nicklaus Design (Nicklaus Design).

• Golf: public play is offered, and golf memberships are currently sold out with a waitlist, per the Village. Residents get resident rates with a resident card. See the club for tee times and current rates. We make no price comparison with other courses.
• Tennis: a ten-court lighted Har-Tru Tennis Center with lessons and clinics. Memberships have separate resident and nonresident categories.
• Pool: a 50-meter pool with membership categories. Call before you plan a visit, because hours, classes and day access vary.
• Pickleball: we found no pickleball at the club. The public courts are at Anchorage Park, Osborne Park and the Community Center.
• Dining: the club's dining page lists a Grill Room, a Snack Shack and a Clubhouse restaurant open to the public. We did not confirm water views from the restaurant, so do not plan a meal around them.

You do not need a membership to enjoy North Palm Beach or to meet people, and the club is one option among several. See our living guide for how residents actually use it.

Get on the Water

North Palm Beach sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, the Earman River and a network of canals. These are different things, so separate them:

• Paddling. The Anchorage Park launch is the clearest public put-in in the Village. Do not assume other canals have public access, because most canal frontage is private. Conditions change with tide, wind and boat wakes, so check the forecast and stay out of channels.
• Boating. A home's route to open water depends on its canal, the depth and the fixed bridges along the way. Ocean access runs toward Lake Worth Inlet, and no listing can promise it. We give no travel times. See our neighborhoods guide for what to verify on a waterfront home.
• Safety basics. Check tides and weather, watch wakes near docks, and keep clear of marked channels and manatee zones. The FWC publishes boating rules and manatee zones.
• Sandbars and anchoring. We do not name sandbars. Whether and where you may anchor depends on state law and local rules, and Florida restricts anchoring that creates a navigational hazard or sits close to marinas and launch facilities (s. 327.4109). Tidal conditions and protected areas vary, so ask local boaters and check current rules before your first attempt. Anchoring and rafting up are not a Village program, and you do not need a boat to take part in Village life.

Join a Class or Community Event

The Village lists its recurring classes and programs and posts one-time events on the calendar and the special events page. As of October 10, 2026, the Village listed:

• Boo Village on October 17, 2026, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Community Center, a family event with golf-cart trick-or-treating, food trucks and a movie on the field
• a dog costume contest at Anchorage Park on October 31
• the Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 2, 2026, 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 303 Anchorage Drive
• Santa's Trolley Rides on December 18, 2026 at Veterans Memorial Park

The Village also holds recurring or seasonal events such as Beats & Eats (live music and food trucks), Garden Fest, an Earth Day event and a Heritage Festival. We found no current date for several of them, so check the special events page. These are annual or seasonal, not weekly. Dates change, so confirm before you go.

Explore the North Palm Beach Library

The North Palm Beach Library at 303 Anchorage Drive is an indoor option that is a destination for programs, not only for borrowing. The Village lists children's story times (including toddler and Spanish-language sessions, some needing registration), an adult book discussion group, author talks and lectures, and the Friends of the Library book sale. See the adult services, youth services and author talks pages for what is on now, and call (561) 841-3383 to confirm hours and registration. Library card eligibility differs for residents and nonresidents, so ask at the desk.

Nearby Beaches and Nature Destinations

North Palm Beach is on the mainland and has no Atlantic beach. The places below are outside the Village unless noted, with their own owners and rules. We give no drive times, which change with traffic, bridges and season.

• John D. MacArthur Beach State Park**, 10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive, is a state park with a nature center, trails and an entrance fee; see the hours and fees page. It carries a North Palm Beach mailing address, but it is a state facility. We could not confirm from the state's pages whether the land lies inside the Village.
• Singer Island has county beach parks, including Ocean Reef Park and Phil Foster Park, which are outside the Village. Phil Foster requires a permit for boat-trailer parking; check each page for parking and fees.
• Juno Beach is a separate town to the north. The county's Juno Beach Pier page lists the pier, which Loggerhead Marinelife Center manages, and its bait and tackle shop. Check the page for current closures and hours.
• Peanut Island** is a Palm Beach County park in the Lake Worth Lagoon, reached by boat or by independently operated water taxis. It has a snorkeling lagoon and a reservation-only campground, and day use runs sunrise to sunset.

What Should You Do in North Palm Beach?

Every option above is open to visitors on the terms listed in this guide. Check each page for fees and closures.

Sample Half-Day and Full-Day Plans

Half-day in the Village. We give no clock times, since they depend on the season. 1. Start at the library (303 Anchorage Drive) when it opens, and check the program list. 2. Walk the fitness trail and piers at Anchorage Park, next door at 603 Anchorage Drive (mind the construction notice). 3. Drive to Lakeside Park for a picnic by the water. 4. Optionally, stop for a meal at the Country Club's public Grill Room, or see our dining guide.

Full day in and around North Palm Beach. 1. Morning at MacArthur Beach State Park (state fee and hours apply). 2. Return to the Village for the Community Center's open gym or Osborne Park. 3. Finish at Anchorage Park or the Country Club. Stay on public facilities and public streets. Neighborhoods are where people live, not attractions.

Seasonal Considerations

Winter and spring are the busiest months for events, clubs and parks. Summer afternoons bring heat and storms, so plan outdoor time early. Hurricane season runs from June through November. For boat owners, preparing means securing or relocating the vessel as well as preparing the home, so settle a plan before a storm is forecast. Check the Village's alerts for park closures after weather.

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For more of the Village, see the hidden gems guide, the dining guide and our guide to who the Village suits.