Description: Things to do in Loxahatchee, Florida: Lion Country Safari, the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Loxahatchee Groves farms and horse trails, local dining.
Drive-through wildlife, a vast Everglades refuge and the farm roads of western Palm Beach County.
Most lists of things to do in Loxahatchee, Florida start and end with the safari park, and that undersells the place. Loxahatchee is the name on the mailboxes across a wide sweep of western Palm Beach County, roughly 17 miles inland from West Palm Beach, where paved boulevards give way to shell-rock lanes, plant nurseries, horse paddocks and canals. Its attractions are almost all about animals and open land, which makes it a good half-day or full-day escape from the coast.
The headline stop is Lion Country Safari , a drive-through wildlife park on Southern Boulevard that has operated since 1967. You stay in your own car while rhinos, zebras, giraffes and antelope roam beside the road. The park has been changing in 2026: the property changed hands late in 2025, the rides and water-play area were removed from the walk-through section, and the campground next door has closed. The drive-through itself carries on, so check the park’s own site for what is open before you go.