2010 N. Federal Highway
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General Information
Acreage: 9.5
Park Hours: Sunrise – 10:00 p.m. (unless actively boating or fishing per Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-60)
Special Information
Parking Fees: A trailer/launching fee is required on weekends and city designated holidays is $10 each day, regardless of residency.
Decal Fees: The general public can purchase a decal per trailer for $50 per year per decal. Decals are valid Oct. 1 – Sept. 30 (per Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-61). Decals can be purchased at City Hall or the Clubhouse at Intracoastal Park.
Overnight boat docking is prohibited (per Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-59). It is unlawful for any person to camp overnight on the ground of Boat Club Park or to dock their boat on the shoreline or ramp area overnight or on a permanent docking basis.
Manatees have been known to frequent the area. Boaters should use extra care when launching watercraft and when shifting out of neutral. Call 1-888-404-3922, or *FMP on your cell phone, or use VHF Channel 16 to report an injured manatee.
Amenities
BBQ grills, benches, boat ramp/docks, drinking fountain, fishing pier, meeting space, monofilament recycling bins, pavilions, picnic tables, playground, restrooms, Intracoastal Waterway
Historical Information
Originally owned by the Boynton Beach Boat Club (a non-profit organization) back in the 1950's, the park had one ramp for local boaters. The club donated the building and a small portion of the land to the City. The City acquired additional properties and developed the park in cooperation with the Florida Department of Natural Resources through the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program in 1986 with a grant. The improvements included rebuilding the boat-launching ramps, building new restrooms and new picnic shelters, improving the sprinkler system, renovating the Boat Club building and construction of the fishing pier.
The boat ramps are within a 1.4-acre rock jetty basin that provides protection from wave action and is located directly across from the Boynton Inlet (to the Atlantic Ocean).
In 1995, the City received grant funding from Palm Beach County through the Florida Boating Improvement Program for repair and replacement of the existing boat launching floating docks.
The City again redeveloped the park (prior to opening Intracoastal Park) in 2001-02, adding much needed additional parking, ramps and holding docks with money from Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners.
Palm Beach County contributed towards the 2002 renovations, which included: the seawall, boat ramps, 75 additional boat trailer parking spaces, new holding docks, addition of quiet pavilion' (next to multi-use building), new playground, and landscaping.
In 2005, the clubhouse's restrooms and kitchen were renovated and updated. At the same time, the fishing pier was renovated and refurbished.
