Pier history online is full of dates and lengths that trace back to reviews and social posts. This page keeps to what the Town of Juno Beach, Palm Beach County and Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) have published, and it lists the gaps. Checked Oct. 19, 2026.
1999: the current pier opens
The Town of Juno Beach’s page for Juno Beach Park calls it “Home of the Palm Beach County Pedestrian Pier, open 1999.” No county or LMC page we checked gives an opening year. Palm Beach County lists the pier at 14776 U.S. Highway 1 and gives its length as 990 feet, and LMC uses the same figure.
- The Town of Juno Beach's Juno Beach Park page calls the park "Home of the Palm Beach County Pedestrian Pier, open 1999." No county or LMC page checked gives an opening year. Town of Juno Beach: Juno Beach Park
- Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation and Loggerhead Marinelife Center both say the pier offers "990-feet of great saltwater fishing". The county's park page lists it as "pier (990-foot)". Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation: Juno Beach Pier
Earlier piers
Travel and review sites mention an older, shorter pier from the 1940s or 1950s, and different lengths for the rebuild. We could not find a town, county or LMC source for those details, so we do not repeat them. If you hold a primary record, such as a county document or a dated photograph, the Juno Beach Historical Society is the right group to see it.
2014: Loggerhead Marinelife Center takes over management
Palm Beach County says “The Juno Beach Pier is managed by Loggerhead Marinelife Center” and sends visitors to LMC for current information. LMC says it has managed the pier since 2014. The pier is also part of LMC’s sea turtle work. The county says the pier is part of the Responsible Pier Initiative, which LMC calls “a first-of-its-kind program” that equips first responders on fishing piers to deal with turtle injuries and strandings.
- Palm Beach County says: "The Juno Beach Pier is managed by Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Please visit their website for up to date information on the pier." Loggerhead Marinelife Center says it has managed the pier since 2014. Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Juno Beach Pier, About The Pier; Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation
- Palm Beach County says the Juno Beach Pier is part of the Responsible Pier Initiative. Loggerhead Marinelife Center describes it as "a first-of-its-kind program" that gives first responders on fishing piers the resources to respond to sea turtle injuries and strandings, with workshops, signage and rescue nets, pollution prevention and underwater cleaning. Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Responsible Pier Initiative
2026: the refurbishment
In March 2026 CBS12 reported that county commissioners had approved up to $1,278,332.50 to replace the decking and railings across 990 linear feet of the pier. LMC says construction began on June 1, 2026, in phases, with sections closed while they are worked on, and estimates about six months. The full dated record, including the superseded March schedule, is in our refurbishment log.
- Loggerhead Marinelife Center, which manages the pier, says: "Construction for the refurbishment of the Juno Beach Pier began on June 1, 2026." Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Juno Beach Pier, Important Pier Updates (page modified Oct 2, 2026)
- CBS12 (WPEC) reported on March 3, 2026 that Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously approved a work order with Wynn & Sons Environmental Construction Company, LLC, "authorizing up to $1,278,332.50" to remove the old decking panels, railings, rail posts, supporting runners and fasteners and install new decking and railing "across 990 linear feet of the pier", paid from Parks and Recreation capital funds. This is a news source; the county's own agenda item was not opened. CBS12 News: Juno Beach pier decking and railing replacement approved (Luli Ortiz, Mar. 3, 2026)
The center behind the pier: Eleanor Fletcher and LMC
LMC says Juno Beach resident Eleanor Fletcher started it. Its sea turtle monitoring program officially began when she received her permit from the state of Florida in 1969, and LMC calls it one of the longest-running sea turtle monitoring programs in Florida. The Children’s Museum of Juno Beach was incorporated in 1983 in an old home in Loggerhead Park. It was renamed The Marinelife Center of Juno Beach in 1990. In April 2007 it moved into a new 12,000 square foot certified “green” building and became Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
- Loggerhead Marinelife Center says its monitoring program officially began when founder Eleanor Fletcher received her permit from the state of Florida in 1969, and calls it one of the longest-running sea turtle monitoring programs in Florida. Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Research
- Loggerhead Marinelife Center says Juno Beach resident Eleanor Fletcher started it; the Children's Museum of Juno Beach was incorporated in 1983 in an old home in Loggerhead Park, renamed The Marinelife Center of Juno Beach in 1990, and in April 2007 it moved into a new 12,000 square foot certified "green" facility and became Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Loggerhead Marinelife Center: About, Our History
LMC is a separate organisation from the county parks department. Palm Beach County says the center, which sits in Loggerhead Park, is “not operated by Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation”. Visiting details are on our Loggerhead Marinelife Center page.
A short timeline
| Year | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Eleanor Fletcher receives a state permit; LMC dates its monitoring program from here | LMC |
| 1983 | Children’s Museum of Juno Beach incorporated in Loggerhead Park | LMC |
| 1990 | Renamed The Marinelife Center of Juno Beach | LMC |
| 1999 | Pier “open 1999” | Town of Juno Beach |
| 2007 | New building; becomes Loggerhead Marinelife Center | LMC |
| 2014 | LMC begins managing the pier | LMC |
| 2026 | Phased refurbishment begins June 1 | LMC |
Town history: where to look
The Town of Juno Beach refers history questions to the Juno Beach Historical Society, and keeps its Historical Timeline on display in the lobby of the Town Center at 340 Ocean Drive. We have not reproduced the timeline here. The photo at the top of this page is a postcard dated 1936 of Surf Cottages on Highway 1 in Juno Beach.
- The Town of Juno Beach's history page refers readers to the Juno Beach Historical Society, and says its Historical Timeline is on display in the Town Center lobby. The town's incorporation year was not stated on any town page opened today. Town of Juno Beach: Juno Beach History; Historical Timeline
- The Town of Juno Beach Town Center is at 340 Ocean Drive, Juno Beach, FL 33408, phone 561-626-1122. The Juno Beach Police Department is at the same address, administrative line (561) 626-2100. Town of Juno Beach: website footer and FAQs
Loggerhead Park, the county park at 14200 U.S. Highway 1 that holds LMC, has the Celestial Railroad historical marker, according to Palm Beach County. The census shows the town growing from 3,176 people in 2010 to 3,858 in 2020.
- Palm Beach County lists Loggerhead Park at 14200 U.S. Highway 1, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, open sunrise to sunset, 19.17 acres, with 900 feet of guarded beach, a nature trail, parking, picnic areas with grills, six family picnic shelters, a playground (ages 2-12 and 5-12), restrooms and outdoor showers, and the Celestial Railroad historical marker. Loggerhead Marinelife Center sits in the park but is "not operated by Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation". Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation: Loggerhead Park
- The 2010 Census counted 3,176 people in Juno Beach town, Florida. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Summary File 1, Table P1, Juno Beach town, Florida
- The 2020 Census counted 3,858 people in Juno Beach town, Florida. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Table P1, Juno Beach town, Florida
Gaps in the record
- The year the Town of Juno Beach was incorporated. No town page we opened states it, so we do not give one.
- Storm damage to the pier and any rebuilds. We have not found these in primary sources.
- The date, length and builder of any earlier pier.
- Who built the 1999 pier and what it cost.
Have a source for one of these? Send it through our contact page.
History questions
When was the Juno Beach Pier built?
The Town of Juno Beach calls Juno Beach Park the "Home of the Palm Beach County Pedestrian Pier, open 1999." The county and LMC pages checked do not give an opening year.
Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: Loggerhead Marinelife Center (pier operator)