Eco-tourism

Ready for relaxation? Turn off your cell phone and soak up the incredible ambiance of the Martin County shore. Martin County is home to miles and miles of peaceful beaches, beautiful water, and natural sand dunes. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for our beautiful coastal wildlife such as shorebirds and sea turtles! Martin County also has over 20 marinas to launch your next waterway adventure.

Martin County in an outdoor paradise with its four-story height restriction, 100k acres of park and conservation land, five state parks, including  Jonathan Dickinson State Park, the largest in Southeast Florida, a federally designated Wild and Scenic River, the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, two aquatic preserve and the Indian River Lagoon, one of the most bio-diver estuaries in the Northern hemisphere.

Martin County directly manages approximately 35,000 acres of environmentally sensitive lands. With ecological restoration as a high priority, the county carries out quality projects that meet our community’s needs while also playing a vital role in support of improved public access to public lands.  We hope you enjoy these beautiful ecological sites and remember to “take only pictures and leave only footprints.”  Learn more about these preserves and conservation land areas by clicking here.