点评:This park is named in honor of the Phipps Family descended from Henry Phipps Jr. (1839-1930), a businessman and philanthropist. Phipps grew up with Andrew Carnegie as a friend and neighbor. As an adult, he became Carnegie's business partner in the Carnegie Steel Company and as a result became very wealthy. The Phipps family donated to the town of Palm Beach one of the most significant gifts in county history, an ocean to lake property that is now known as Phipps Park. The Phipps family had established public parks in Palm Beach and in the New York area. Phipps Park on the St. Lucie Canal was made possible with a land trade involving Michael Phipps which resulted in the public recreation facility. Michael, born January 10, 1910, in England was also associated with the St. Lucie Training Track for thoroughbred horses on SR 76. He passed away on March 13, 1973.
Phipps Park is part of the St. Lucie South Recreation Area which has a 55 acres of camping and conservation land on the Okeechobee Waterway. In 2006 FEMA installed 35 traditional primitive campsites, and 24, 20-amp electric sites during the 2006 hurricanes when the park was being used for FEMA housing. Campground renovations began in 2018 and continue to this day. There are now 99 RV sites and 19 adventure tent sites that come with canvas tents. In the park you will also find hiking trails, fishing pier, a new boat ramp and dock, showers, laundry facilities, picnic pavilions, and restrooms. This park is popular with anglers who enjoy fishing both fresh and salt water.
Next to the camping area is the St. Lucie Lock and Dam built in 1941 and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers .The lock was built for flood control replacing the natural outflow of the St. Lucie River from Lake Okeechobee. This waterway is now part of a cross-Florida navigational route connecting the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Okeechobee and on to the Gulf of Mexico. On the north side of the lock, the one mile St. Lucie Nature Trail traverses in a one mile loop through a subtropical forest next to a primitive group campsite. With the historic lock, fishing options, and hiking trails, Phipps Park is worth exploration even if you don't plan on staying overnight to camp.
翻译:这个公园以菲普斯家族的名字命名,菲普斯家族是商人和慈善家亨利·菲普斯二世 (1839-1930) 的后代。菲普斯与安德鲁·卡内基是朋友和邻居,从小就相依为命。成年后,他成为卡内基在卡内基钢铁公司的商业伙伴,并因此变得非常富有。菲普斯家族向棕榈滩镇捐赠了县历史上最重要的礼物之一,即一片从海洋到湖泊的地产,现在被称为菲普斯公园。菲普斯家族在棕榈滩和纽约地区建立了公共公园。圣露西运河上的菲普斯公园是迈克尔·菲普斯参与的土地交易的结果,最终建成了公共娱乐设施。迈克尔出生于 1910 年 1 月 10 日,出生在英格兰,也曾与 SR 76 上的圣露西纯种马训练赛道有关。他于 1973 年 3 月 13 日去世。
菲普斯公园是圣露西南部休闲区的一部分,该休闲区在奥基乔比水道上拥有 55 英亩的露营和保护区。2006 年飓风期间,联邦紧急事务管理局安装了 35 个传统的原始露营地和 24 个 20 安培的电力站点,当时该公园被用作联邦紧急事务管理局的住房。露营地的翻修工作于 2018 年开始,并持续至今。现在有 99 个房车站点和 19 个带帆布帐篷的探险帐篷站点。在公园里,你还会发现远足小径、钓鱼码头、新的船坡和码头、淋浴、洗衣设施、野餐亭和卫生间。这个公园深受喜欢在淡水和咸水中钓鱼的垂钓者的欢迎。
露营区旁边是圣露西船闸和大坝,建于 1941 年,由美国陆军工程兵团管理。该船闸是为了防洪而建,取代了圣露西河从奥基乔比湖的自然流出。这条水道现在是跨佛罗里达航道的一部分,连接大西洋、奥基乔比湖和墨西哥湾。在船闸的北侧,一英里长的圣露西自然小径以一英里的环路穿过一片亚热带森林,旁边是一个原始的集体露营地。菲普斯公园拥有历史悠久的船闸、钓鱼选择和远足小径,即使您不打算过夜露营,也值得一游。