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If
you are looking for something different to do on your vacation
in the Destin, Ft. Walton Beach, Okaloosa Island area - there
are a number of State Parks to enjoy:
Blackwater
River State Park
7720 Deaton Bridge Rd.
Holt, FL 32564
1-850-983-5363
Open year-round 8 am to sunset. Fee for park entrance and camping.
Two miles of white-sand river beach.
Swimming, hiking, boat ram, picnicking, nature trails, fishing,
camping, bathhouses, showers. |
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Blackwater
Heritage State Trail
Intersection of Hwy. 90 and Hwy. 87
Milton, FL 32564
1-850-983-5363
Open year-round. Free admission. Visitor Center to open in 2001.
More than 8 mile of paved trail. ADA accessible, bathrooms, biking,
in-line skating, hiking. |
Grayton
Beach State Recreation Area
357 Main Park Rd.
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
1-850-231-4210
Open daily 8 am to sunset. Fee for day-use area. Camping reservations
accepted. Borders the neighboring town of Grayton Beach, one
of the oldest townships on the gulf. Boating, camping, picnicking,
hiking, trails, fishing, swimming, showers. |
Eden
State Gardens & Mansion
CR 395
Point Washington, FL
1-850-231-4215
10.5 acre grounds, gardens and picnic area open daily 8 am to
sunset. House open for hourly guided tours Thursday through Monday
9 am to 4 pm. Free for guided tours and park entrance. Civil
War re-enactments held several times a year. Former site of the
Wesley Lumber Company, dating from the 1890's. The Wesley family
lived in the house from 1987 to 1953. Later the house and grounds
were donated to the state of Florida by Lois Maxon in 1968. Picnicking. |
Gulf
Islands National Seashore
1801 Gulf Breeze Pkwy.
Gulf Breeze, FL
1-850-934-2600
*Okaloosa Area - US Hwy 98 a few miles west of Fort Walton Beach.
Open daily 8 am to sunset.
*Opal Beach Area - State Hwy 399 on Santa Rosa Island. Open daily
8 am to sunset. Fee for day-use area. Parking in designated beach
lots only.
*Fort Pickens Area - State Hwy 399 to Fort Pickens Rd. Open 7
am to 10 pm. Fee for day use area and campground. Camping reservations
preferred. Camping, fishing, hiking, trails, concessions, swimming. |
Fred
Gannon Rocky Bayou State Recreation Area
4281 State Rt. 20
Niceville, FL
1-850-833-9144
Open daily 8 am to sunset. Named for U.S. Air Force Col. Fred
Gannon, who was instrumental in the construction of the park.
Boat ramp, nature trails, camping, picnicking, swimming. |
Henderson
Beach State Recreation Area
17000 Emerald Coast Pkwy
Destin, FL
1-850-837-7550
Open daily 8 am to sunset. Fee for day-use area. More than 6,000
feet of shoreline right on the Gulf of Mexico. Named for the
land's pervious owners, who sold the land to the state of Florida
in 1983. Fishing, swimming, picnicking. |
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