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Since
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A Perfect Day at the Beach
Public Beach Acesses
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Where to do What
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Since
You Were Last Here (updated January 27, 2009)
There have been some
recent changes to the Emerald Coast due to natural
forces and progress by mankind. Since your last visit, you may notice
the following:
Since You Were Last Here
There have been some changes to the Emerald Coast since your last
visit. You may notice the following:
1) The beach road between Navarre Beach
and Pensacola Beach now services Opal
Beach from
Navarre, and will connect to Pensacola Beach this spring –
hopefully, this
time it really will be completed.
2) A new Hampton Inn has opened in west
Navarre.
3) The Comfort Inn is now a Days Inn in
Navarre.
4) What was a state park on the east end of
Navarre Beach has reopened as a county
park. Amenities
include numerous pavilions, ample parking and restrooms.
5) Six new parking areas and dune
walkovers have been completed on Navarre
Beach. Two of
the walkovers are wheelchair accessible.
6) Little Bo Feet and Hugs and Hissyfits
have expanded storefronts on Miracle
Strip Pkwy. in
Fort Walton Beach.
7) A restaurant building once sitting at
the foot of the Destin Bridge has been
physically moved
to the harbor’s edge near Boogies Watersports.
8) Badly needed parking areas have been
completed on the Destin Harbor for
watersports and
fishing enthusiasts.
9) Destin Dockside now rents center-console
motorboats.
10) Nightown is going through a huge renovation and
should be ready by
spring break.
11) Landshark’s Pizza has opened in the Old Time
Pottery plaza in
downtown Destin.
12) Airport Rd. in Destin has been widened.
13) Destin 10 movie theater has reopened.
14) Ruby Tuesday has closed.
15) Johnny Oquigley’s now has a game room with pool
tables and video
games.
16) A new beach pavilion with parking, bathrooms,
picnic tables and
wheelchair
access in being built at the Hutchinson Rd. beach access
on Old Hwy. 98.
17) The large parking area, in Miramar Beach
destroyed by Hurricanes
Ivan and Dennis,
is being rebuilt.
18) Pretty Please has relocated to Grand Boulevard.
19) Red Velvet and Shoo Fly Shoo has closed.
20) Royal B’s has closed.
21) Copper Grill has closed.
22) A new restaurant called The Love Shack has opened
on East Hewitt
Road, just east
of Grand Boulevard and Sacred Heart Hospital.
23) Blue Mountain beach access now has bathrooms.
24) A new public-beach access with parking and
amenities has opened
between Seaside
and Watercolor on Hwy. 30-A.
25) Village Boutique has opened a store in Redfish
Village in Blue
Mountain Beach.
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A
Perfect Day at the Beach
Less is More……Fun
Some beach goers seem to bring everything they own to the beach, and
others seem to bring nothing and have just as much fun. If you have to
put things in a cart or make more than one trip back and forth to the
room or car, you have brought too much.
The following may help you
manage packing for a fun day at the beach:
Beach necessities: small beach bag, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen,
drinking water, beach towel.
Things you may need:
camera, beach toys (only the ones you have time to
play with that day) beach chair, beach umbrella, small cooler (with
only what you can consume in one visit), flip flops (it is easier to go
barefoot), novel, magazine, cash, raft, trash bag.
Things you do not need:
Shoes and socks: There is nothing worse than trying to put them on
sand-covered
feet.
Radio: The dials, buttons and speakers will fill with sand.
I-Pods: Others have to repeat everything they say to you. Get to know
the ones
around you and enjoy the sound of the waves.
Cell phone: Leave it in the room (you should have left it at home).
Friends, family
and work should not be able to call you. Getting away from
them is part of being on
vacation.
Laptop computer: Does not mix well with salt air, sand and water. You
should have
left it at home.
Textbooks or work related material: You may bring them, but you will
never look at
them.
Bottle opener: Glass is not allowed on the beach.
Keys to other than your car and/or your room: Sand swallows keys.
Wallet: You will more than likely take it swimming.
Watch: Time is not important here.
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Public Beach Accesses
Location
Parking
Bathrooms Picnic Tables
Life Guards
Navarre
End of 399
yes
yes
yes
yes
Okaloosa Island
Emerald Promenade
yes
yes
yes
no
Seashore Beachwalk
yes
yes
yes
no
Emerald View Beachwalk yes
yes
yes
no
Blue Dolphin Beachwalk
yes
yes
yes
no
Bracken Wayside Pk.
(The Boardwalk)
yes
yes
yes
yes
Beasley Park
yes
yes
yes
no
Destin
Holiday Isle (East Pass)
yes
no
no
no
Holiday Isle (Jetties)
Limited
no
no
no
CR 2378 & Restaurant Rd Limited
no
no
no
Scenic Hwy. 98
Limited
no
no
no
Huthinson St. & Scenic 98 Limited
no
no
no
Scenic Hwy. 98 (Old Pier) Limited
no
no
no
James Lee Park
yes
yes
yes
no
Beaches of South Walton
Miramar Beach
yes
yes
no
yes
Dune Allen
yes
no
no
yes
Ed Walline Park
yes
yes
yes
yes
Scenic 30-A and CR 393
Blue Mountain
yes yes
no
no
Scenic 30-A and CR
83
Gulfview Heights
yes
yes
yes
yes
Grayton Beach
Limited no
no
no
Seaside
yes
yes
no
no
Bramble Grove Place
yes
yes
no
yes
Inlet Beach
yes
yes
no
yes
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WELCOME CENTERS on the
Emerald Coast
Panama City Beach Information
Center
17001 Panama City Beach Parkway
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
850-233-5070
www.800pcbeach.com
Open Daily 8 – 5:00
Navarre Beach Visitor Center
8543 Navarre Parkway
Navarre, FL 32566
850-939-3267
www.navarrefl.com
Open Mon- Fri. 9-5, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4.
Destin Chamber of Commerce
4484 Legendary Drive (Regatta Bay)
Destin, FL 32541
850-837-6241
www.destinchamber.com
Open Mon.-Fri. 9-5
Emerald Coast Visitor’s Center
1540 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
850-651-7647 or 800-322-3319
www.destin-fwb.com
Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat.-Sun. 10-4
South Walton Information Center
25777 US Highway 331 S (Corner of Hwy. 98 E. and
Hwy. 331)
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850-267-3511 or 800-822-6877
www.beachesofsouthwalton.com
Open Daily 8-5:30
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Where to do what along the Emerald Coast
Bike Paths and
Trails
From Hwy. 98 to C-30A on Hwy. 283 and 395
30-A bike path in Walton County runs for 13.5 miles
from Blue Mountain Beach
west to Hwy. 98.
Old 98 bike path runs for 2.5 miles from the Walton
County line to Miramar
Beach Road.
Point Washington State Park bike trails run for 3.5,
5 or 10 miles. The trail head is
located on County Road 395, 1.1 miles south
of US Hwy. 98 in South Walton.
State Road 399 bike path runs for 25 miles along the
beach from Navarre to
Pensacola Beach and into Gulf Breeze. (May
be damaged due to Hurricane Ivan.)
Stunt Kite Flying
Norriego Point at the end of Holiday Isle in Destin
Henderson State Park (J-25) ó Okaloosa Island
National Seashore
Bracken Wayside Park (The Boardwalk)
Kite Surfing and Wind
Surfing
Gulf Islands National Seashore on Okaloosa Island
Beasley Park on Okaloosa Island
Small Craft Boating
(In protected waters with boat ramps)
Fort Walton Beach behind Emerald Coast
Conference Center
East Pass Fuel and Supply (Across the street
from Scuba Tech on Destin Harbor)
Grayton Beach (Just east of the Red Bar)
Grayton Beach State Park
Lakewood Drive in Seagrove, just off 30-A
Phillips Inlet (Just off Hwy. 98 in Bay County)
Skate Boarding
Shoreline Park, Gulf Breeze Park
Fort Walton Beach, BMX/Skateboard Park, Jet Drive
Surfing
Emerald Promenade Beach Access on Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa Island fishing pier
Colners Beach Access on Okaloosa Island
East Jetty
Crystal Beach Pilings (Old Pier)
Behind Pompano Joe’s Restaurant
Ed Walline Park (H-41)
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Recreation/Attractions
Web Sites
Airboat Tours
Bayside Watersports
Big Kahuna's
Bluewater Bay
Resort
Boogies Watersports
Destin
Snorkel
Dockside
Dolphin
Cruises/Southern
Star
Emerald Coast Science
Center
Fluid Surf Shop
Gator Beach at Fudpucker's
HD Action Photography
Island Watersportz
Glass-Bottom Boat
Dolphin
Cruise
Good Time Tours
Just Chute Me
Kitty Hawk Kites
Kokomo Snorkeling
Liquid Surf and Sail
Olin Marler’s
Dolphin
Cruises
Plus Skate Shop
Pelican Adventures,
Snorkeling
Ripley's Believe It or Not
SeaBlaster. Destin’s
Original
Sky Pirates Parasail
Snorkel & Dive with
Scubatech
Sunshine Pontoon
Rentals
Sweet Jody Fishing
Charters
The Track
Fishing
Backcountry
Outfitters
Dockside Boat
Rentals
Olin Marler’s
Fishing
Charters
Pelican Adventures,
Fishing
Sweet Jody Fishing
Charters
Dining & Entertainment
Web Sites
The Black Pearl
Captain Dave's on the
Gulf
The Crab Trap Seafood
House
& Oyster Bar
Floyd’s
Shrimp House
Fudpucker’s
Beachside
Bar and
Grill
Grand Boulevard
Harbor Cigars
Howl at the Moon
Johnny O' Quigley's
Landry’s Seafood
Landshark's Pizza
The Love Shack
Nightown
Old
Bay Steamer
Shoppes of Paradise
The Swamp
Water
Grill and Sunset
Bar
Shopping
Web Sites
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Emerald
Lady Jewelry
The Eye
Gallery
Footprints
Fudpucker’s Trading
Company
Grand Boulevard
Hugs and Hissyfits
Little Bo Feet
Old Time Pottery
Shoppes at Paradise
Isle
Silver
Sands Factory Stores
Accommodations/Real
Estate Web
Sites
Beach Colony Resort
Dune-Allen Realty, Inc.
Jetty East
Navarre Properties
Seagrove on the Beach
Tourist
Services Web Sites
Dune Allen Realty
Gulf Coast
Immediate
Care
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