FILE PHOTO: the beach at Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, April 2025. Photo: Dough4872 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
By Jupiter Tide Staff
JUNO BEACH — Looking for a free, outdoorsy hour with the kids this weekend that also does some good? Grab a bag and help clean the beach.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center hosts self-guided beach cleanups every Saturday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. You can show up any time in that window, and the center provides the supplies, according to its beach cleanup page.
How it works, per the center:
RSVP first. It's free, but the center asks you to register so it has enough supplies on hand. RSVP on the center's beach cleanup page.
Pick up supplies at the Marine Debris Sorting Station on LMC's back deck, by the east parking lot. Supplies are limited.
Head to the beach and clean up at your own pace.
Bring your bag back to the back deck when you're done.
Tips from the center: Wear sunscreen and comfortable shoes, and bring a reusable water bottle. You can refill it at LMC.
For families: Since it's self-guided, you can make it as short as little legs need. It's also a good chance to talk about why trash on the beach matters to the sea turtles being treated at the center's hospital next door. Loggerhead Marinelife Center is at 14200 U.S. Highway 1 in Juno Beach.
This Saturday, Nov. 14, heads up: The Juno Beach Craft Festival is at Loggerhead Park the same weekend, so expect more people and tighter parking. Festival details. The weekend should be breezy and much cooler behind Friday's cold front, the National Weather Service says, so pack a layer for the kids.
Have a big group? The center also books private and on-location group cleanups for a fee (details on its site). And the Paws by the Sea Holiday Market on Nov. 28 includes a beach cleanup too.
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Sources
Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Beach Cleanups: marinelife.org/beach-cleanups
NWS Miami forecast discussion, 6:20 a.m. EST Nov. 10, 2026, and point forecast for Jupiter: forecast.weather.gov