Hobe Sound Florida

Centrally located between Jupiter and Stuart, Hobe Sound is home to some of the most beautiful nature spots in the state. Travelers from all around the world enjoy our pristine beaches, unspoiled parks, and championship golf courses.

From our incredible wildlife and nature trails to world class shopping and dinning there is truly something for everyone.

One of the best ways to experience our magnificent surroundings and wildlife is by taking a guided boat tour along the Intracoastal Waterway, Indian River, Loxahatchee River, or St. Lucie River. The Island Princess and Manatee Queen offer many unique sightseeing cruises also enabling travelers to experience playful porpoises and gentle manatees.

Downtown Hobe Sound offers an eclectic array of shops, boutiques and galleries. Throughout the year the downtown district hosts several community events such as the Hobe Sound Festival of the Arts, Hobe Sound Art Walk and Stroll, and Annual Christmas Parade.

Want to get away from it all? You can by visiting our crown jewel – Jonathan Dickinson State Park. With close to 11,500 acres, the park has something for everyone. Rental boats, cabins, bike trails, and tours of the Loxahatchee River aboard the 25-passenger Loxahatchee Queen II, are popular ways to enjoy the park. Wildlife found in the park includes deer, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, opossums, alligators, otters, and many more. Over 140 species of birds have been identified here, making Jonathan Dickinson an excellent birding destination.

Other popular Hobe Sound points of interest include the Hobe Sound Nature Center and Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Be sure to stop by our Chamber office for more ideas on things to see and do in the area and we hope you enjoy your visit.

Choose Ken Duncan Realtor for all your Hobe Sound realtor and Tequesta Real Estate Needs

Golf

Hobe Sound is home to 2 super public golf courses – Heritage Ridge and Lost Lake Golf Club. Bring your favorite golf clubs – it’s golfing weather nearly year-round. Below is a list of the public courses that are open year round. For a complete list and map of golf courses (public and private) in the tri-county area please stop by our office located at 11954 SE Dixie Highway, Hobe Sound.

Annual Chamber Events

All events are open to the public and are sponsored by members of the Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce. Students in need of community service hours may volunteer for any of these events.

Hobe Sound Festival of the Arts

During the first weekend of February, Dixie Highway is transformed into an outdoor fine arts gallery in preparation for the thousands of people that attend the Hobe Sound Festival of the Arts. This juried art festival also features a green market, Chamber member expo tent and children’s art exhibit. With free transportation service and admission, the Festival of the Arts benefits local scholarships and elementary art education. The Hobe Sound Chamber of Commence co-host the show with the GWFC Hobe Sound Women’s Club. For more information or to participate as an artist please visit www.artfestival.com

Scholarship Night

In April, The Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce Education Committee along with several other local organizations present scholarships to South Fork High students.

Adopt-A–Road

In keeping with a commitment to “Keep Martin Beautiful”, the Chamber has scheduled this fun, family event that is held each year. In less than two hours, a section of Gomez Avenue from Bridge Road north to Crossrip Street is picked clean.

Golf Tournament

Jupiter Island Club is the venue for this “don’t miss” May event. Beginning with complimentary breakfast and a shotgun start at 9am, this sold out tournament attracts golfers from all over. All golfers enjoy lunch during the awards ceremony presented at the end of this swinging good time.

In 1815 King Fernando of Spain conveyed a Royal Grant to Don Eusebio Gomez of 21,000 acres of land in south Florida. The landholding contained all of Jupiter Island and the area that became Hobe Sound.

In the 1880s the Indian River Association, Ltd. acquired the Gomez Grant and a subsidiary of the company, the Pine Apple and Coconut Grove Association, platted a large subdivision in 1893 opening a series of lots west of the Indian River and on Jupiter Island. Pineapple cultivation was the primary agricultural product of the area.

During World War II the U.S. Army built Camp Murphy, signal corps base approximately four miles south of Bridge Road and west of US-1. The camp, which opened in 1942, was home to 854 officers and 5,753 enlisted men who trained at the base during its two-year existence. In November 1944, the camp was closed but many of the buildings that were constructed there have been scattered throughout the County and are being used as boat manufacturing facilities, homes, commercial buildings and, as with the Hobe Sound Civic Center, as community centers.

Some of the vestiges of old Hobe Sound still remain today, such as the Apollo School, the Post Office, which had served as the Hobe Sound Library and is currently used as a private office, and the old train station which has also been refurbished for use as an office and relocated west of Hobe Sound.

In the year 2000, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners created the Hobe Sound Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) which helped usher in the next chapter in the history of Hobe Sound and its future. To learn more about the Hobe Sound CRA click on the links provided on the right hand column.

I have been involved in the property and building industry for 30 years. My experience together with my personal knowledge of the market in Florida is an extremely valuable asset to have working for you in your search for a luxury Florida vacation home or investment property.I would be happy to act as your Luxury Home Realtor finding you an ideal home with a foreclosure home in The PGA Village Port St Lucie. Choose Ken Duncan Realtor for all your Hobe Sound realtor and Tequesta Real Estate Needs

Buyers Agent on the Treasure Coast. I would be happy to act as your agent working with you from start to finish on the purchase of your new luxury golf  home on the Treasure Coast

Ken@yourfraction.net

305-320-6744

Serving Hobe Sound and Tequesta, Choose Ken Duncan Realtor for all your Hobe Sound realtor and Tequesta Real Estate Needs. Please read my comments page with remarks written by a few of my many happy customers. Now is the perfect time to buy your investment or vacation home in Hobe Sound it could be the best investment you will make in your lifetime.

Jensen Beach   Stuart    Palm City    Eagle Marsh Golf Club    Europe    City Place Vacation Rental    The PGA Village Port St Lucie    Hammock Creek Golf Club   Harbor Ridge Golf Club   Stuart Yacht and Country Club     Willoughby Golf Club  Hobe Sound