Jupiter Ridge Natural Area

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{{Infobox protected area

| name = Jupiter Ridge Natural Area

| photo = Jupiter Ridge Natural Area.jpg

| photo_alt = View of the natural area's walkable bridge and marshland foliage

| photo_caption = Bridge at the Jupiter Ridge Natural Area

| map = Florida

| map_alt = Location of the natural area in southeast Florida, United States

| map_caption = Map of Florida, United States

| relief = yes

| location = Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

| nearest_city = Jupiter

| coordinates = {{coord|26|54|54|N|80|4|33.6|W|display = inline}}

| area_acre = 269

| established = {{start date|2001|4}}

| governing_body = Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management

| website = https://discover.pbc.gov/erm/NaturalAreas/Jupiter-Ridge.aspx

}}

Jupiter Ridge Natural Area is a {{convert|271|acre|ha|adj=on}} area of protected land in Jupiter, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is located at 1800 South U.S. Highway 1. Habitats include Florida scrub, depression marsh, tidal swamp, and flatwoods.[http://www.osba.co.palm-beach.fl.us/touristdevelopment/guide/naturalareas/north.htm North County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801153523/http://www.osba.co.palm-beach.fl.us/touristdevelopment/guide/naturalareas/north.htm |date=2013-08-01 }} Palm Beach County

The site has a 2.5 mile double loop trail system.{{Cite journal |last=Makowski |first=Christopher |last2=Seminoff |first2=Jeffrey A. |last3=Salmon |first3=Michael |date=2005-11-11 |title=Home range and habitat use of juvenile Atlantic green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) on shallow reef habitats in Palm Beach, Florida, USA |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0150-y |journal=Marine Biology |volume=148 |issue=5 |pages=1167–1179 |doi=10.1007/s00227-005-0150-y |issn=0025-3162|url-access=subscription }} One of the earliest natural areas established in densely populated Palm Beach County in 1993, it is bisected by the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, ancient dunes topped with scrub habitat.

The last known breeding pair of Scrub-Jays in Palm Beach County was sighted at Jupiter Ridge Natural Area in 2016. Only one Scrub-Jay was sighted there in 2017 and none were found in 2018 despite repeated searches.