Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Since 1984, the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center has served as a focal point for environmental education, research, and conservation. It occupies 20 acres of protected barrier island, managed as a cooperative project among the City of Boca Raton, the Palm Beach County School District, the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and the not-for-profit Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Inc.

Every year, over 100,000 local residents and visiting tourists come to the center for environmental education as well as an escape from urban living. The property provides refuge to numerous plant and animal species, some of which are rare or endangered. It also allows concerned citizens, members, volunteers, and families to participate in protecting coastal and marine ecosystems.

On-site facilities include a nature center, outdoor seawater tanks, a sea turtle rehabilitation center, nature trails, a butterfly garden, and a gift shop, as well as a research laboratory belonging to the FAU's Department of Biological Sciences. Activities range from school programs, monitoring of sea turtles, and scientific research to classes in conservation led by qualified naturalists and biologists.

The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is located at 1801 North Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida, 33432. Operating hours are from 9am to 4pm on Monday through Saturday and from noon till 4pm on Sundays. Fees are charged for scheduled programs.