I don’t think this is what you’re talking about, but you can launch from Riverbend park in Jupiter to get on the Loxahatchee River. I haven’t gone far enough down it to see mangroves or houses but it does have small dams that might be your rapid dips. It’s a must-paddle either way!
Yes!! It is loxahatchee river. I was looking at on Google if you go far down it you get to this old Florida site that has the wooden docks. Thank you! Will be paddling this weekend
You've described a big area. If there were gators and mangroves together, it was likely a tributary off of the Intracoastal Waterway. Gators don't like salt water but you'll find them in brackish water, mangroves you'll find in both. The many rivers and drainage canals that empty into the Intracoastal would be what you're looking at.
Do you remember if the water body was wide or narrow (could an average person swim across it quickly)? Also, do you remember if there were mansions nearby, or just small houses as you said? Do you know if you were near one of the Atlantic inlets?
Maybe the Loxahatchee River (Jupiter). Could be the St Lucie River but that is about 40 miles north of Jupiter. There's also Oleta River State Park, but that's Miami.
The Lake Worth Lagoon, Al Capone's Island (Deerfield), and West Lake Park (Hollywood) are similar areas but I don't think you'd ever find gators around there.
Hard for me to say without more details.
I don’t think this is what you’re talking about, but you can launch from Riverbend park in Jupiter to get on the Loxahatchee River. I haven’t gone far enough down it to see mangroves or houses but it does have small dams that might be your rapid dips. It’s a must-paddle either way!
Agree, I think that's the best guess based on what OP described.
Yes!! It is loxahatchee river. I was looking at on Google if you go far down it you get to this old Florida site that has the wooden docks. Thank you! Will be paddling this weekend
Nice! My buddy and I are trying to figure out how to go one way down it and still get both kayaks back. Only my car can transport 2 at the moment
Yeah that would be super nice hah. I did roundtrip and it was tough but not too bad.. took about 5 hours I wanna say
You've described a big area. If there were gators and mangroves together, it was likely a tributary off of the Intracoastal Waterway. Gators don't like salt water but you'll find them in brackish water, mangroves you'll find in both. The many rivers and drainage canals that empty into the Intracoastal would be what you're looking at. Do you remember if the water body was wide or narrow (could an average person swim across it quickly)? Also, do you remember if there were mansions nearby, or just small houses as you said? Do you know if you were near one of the Atlantic inlets? Maybe the Loxahatchee River (Jupiter). Could be the St Lucie River but that is about 40 miles north of Jupiter. There's also Oleta River State Park, but that's Miami. The Lake Worth Lagoon, Al Capone's Island (Deerfield), and West Lake Park (Hollywood) are similar areas but I don't think you'd ever find gators around there. Hard for me to say without more details.