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Peanut Island is the obvious choice for the Palm Beach County’s top boating destination. It has a dock, anchorage, designated swimming area, snorkeling, sandbars, picnic areas, restrooms, showers, camping, footpath, museum and presidential nuclear bomb shelter. On an incoming tide the nearby Lake Worth Inlet floods the area with crystal clear blue water. Nearby are the famous homes of Palm Beach and the large ships at the Port Of Palm Beach.

Peanut Island is manmade. It’s a big pile of dredged sand created over the past 80 years. It got its name from a peanut oil shipping terminal that at one time was to be built there. The county has done an excellent job turning Peanut Island from a seedy hangout into a beautiful and enjoyable place for everyone. The facilities are second to none.