Blowing Rocks

At the beginning of August I decided to post some of my favorite pictures of summer. As I sorted  through endless photos, I decided to share pictures of my favorite, local, summer place; Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Blowing Rocks Preserve is 73 acre island sanctuary located in Jupiter, Florida. It has the largest stretch of Anastasia Limestone (anastasia limestone is composed of the remains of ancient coral reefs and shells) in the Atlantic Coast. During high tide, the ocean breaks against the rocks and forces the water up about 50 feet in the air, which gives the preserve its name.

Plan your visit...

Entrace to the beach is $2. The beach is open daily, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (In my experience, this time schedule is very strict. I once lost track of time and the attendant almost locked my car in the parking lot and I had to run almost a mile on the sand to catch up to her). Other than the crazy attendant, this place is beautiful.

Almost forgot, no food or pets allowed. When I visit, I normally stop for a nice breakfast before getting to the beach and bring water bottles in my beach bag.


 



The tide in this picture is not too high, you can still climb down the rocks and walk on the sand. You can also walk a little ways and reach the sandy side that doesn't have any rocks.

During low tide it's very easy to walk on the rocks and see the formations made by water erosion (erosion has carved out the rocks and created cave-like features).

photos by Olema Lewis