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Red Reef Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 3,118 Google reviews · Running trail in Boca Raton, Florida · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Boardwalk
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Red Reef Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
A 67-acre oceanfront park for swimming, snorkeling & surf fishing that includes a nature center.
What runners say about Red Reef Park
“The beach is well maintained, not cluttered with seaweed and even has lifeguards.”
“Beautiful and awesome beach park combined with a golf course right on the beach!”
“There are lots of picnic tables in shaded areas with BBQ grills.”
This is one of the best beaches in south Florida. It has a good amount of parking and can fill up on weekends. Parking is $25 for the day and there is metered parking for $3 an hour across the street. The park has both paved paths and boardwalks to walk on.
I love this beautiful and cozy place! Incredibly beautiful winding wooden paths along the beach, green spaces, gazebos and barbecue grills or just a family picnic, playgrounds and a large parking lot along the entire park, all accesses to the beach have stairs or access to the beach.
This beach and park are both really nice. The park has lots of shade. There is a boardwalk, washoffs, and bathrooms. They also have places along the boardwalk to sit although you can't see the water from the entire boardwalk. The beach is nice. Right now lots of seaweed like all the beaches due to global warming.
This beach was beautiful. Sand was so soft and plenty of beach to go around. Wanted to try to snorkel the reef but the waves were too big. Plenty of parking but it cost $25.00 for the day. A lot of picnic areas and grills. A cute little nature walk in front of the beach.
Trail conditions & character
“Parking is very expensive at the park $50 on holidays/wknds but across the street is hourly parking ($3).”
“Beautiful and awesome beach park combined with a golf course right on the beach!”
“They were improving the bathrooms when I was there, but I didn't use the facility.”
“Lifeguards, beautiful boardwalk, bathrooms, chairs/umbrellas for rent.”
“There are lots of picnic tables in shaded areas with BBQ grills.”
Plan your run at Red Reef Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceBoardwalk — flat and scenic, and slick when wet, so watch your footing
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitemyboca.us
- Phone(561) 393-7974
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–10 PM |
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