Deerfield Beach

If you collect shells, you'll want to explore the 3,000 feet of Deerfield Beach's publicly available shore and surf, with its deep sand and rocky nooks. This is one of the supreme areas for shelling success in Greater Fort Lauderdale.

Also, if you're interested in the sight and sounds of undisturbed wildlife, you can visit the unusual 55 acres of Deerfield Island Park--accessible only by water. Free transportation is available Wednesday and Saturday mornings from Riverview Road's dock. Guided tours, also free, open up to the visitor the sight of armadillos and raccoons going about their business, and an occasional gray fox.

A promenade with windblown palm trees skirts the shore, which also features a beach pavilion and a fishing pier. Deerfield Beach is the site of the popular public golf course, the par-72 Deer Creek Golf Club.

Fine accommodations are available in this community of 48,000 residents, where deer once grazed. Secluded inns and cottages in Deerfield Beach offer the visitor a view over the rolling swells of the blue Atlantic, and Deerfield Beach conference centers host gatherings large and small.