Port St. Lucie, FL

Port St. Lucie is a large, fast-growing suburban city in St. Lucie County and the biggest city on the Treasure Coast. Planned in the late 1950s as a retirement and second-home community, it is now a family town known for New York Mets spring training, river and wetland preserves, golf and newer neighborhoods like Tradition.

Where is Port St. Lucie?

Port St. Lucie sits between Fort Pierce and Stuart in the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike run along the west side of the city, US 1 runs along the east, and the Crosstown Parkway, opened in 2019, links them across the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. Palm Beach International Airport is about 45 minutes to an hour south, and Vero Beach Regional Airport is about 35 to 40 minutes north. The nearest ocean beaches are on Hutchinson Island, about 20 to 30 minutes east.

Things to do in Port St. Lucie

Each February and March the Mets play spring training games at Clover Park, which also hosts minor league baseball in summer. The North Fork of the St. Lucie River is good for kayaking, and Spruce Bluff Preserve has trails, river views and a prehistoric Ais Indian mound. Savannas Preserve State Park protects a rare freshwater marsh system with hiking and paddling, and the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens sit on the river. In the west, Tradition Square is a walkable town center that hosts events, and PGA Golf Club offers public golf. Winter and spring bring the best weather and the baseball crowds.