St. George Island State Park

Miles and miles of deserted beach

St. George Island State Park is located in Florida's northern panhandle, on the gulf side. Dr. Beach named the island's beach the 3rd best in America in 2013, 2014, and 2015.  Forbes also named it the 3rd best beach in the United States in 2013. The beach really is gorgeous--white sand, pretty green-blue water, and very few people (at least in March).

Entrance to beach by our campground

Are we there yet?

We walked from where you see the "DB" dot on the picture below (that is where our campground was located) all the way to the tip of the island and back--over 9 miles total in bare feet.  In retrospect, my feet would have appreciated shoes, but it was an awesome walk by ourselves on this gorgeous beach. The temperatures were in the mid-70s with a gorgeous breeze.  Just perfect.

Signs were posted to stay off the dunes--the dunes were protected sea turtle and bird nesting areas.  I wondered what the original purpose was for this bridge in the dunes.

This great blue heron was standing by a fisherman waiting for a hand-out. He was very patient.  I don't know if he was ever rewarded for that patience.





We decided to celebrate our last day in Florida by going to Paddy's Raw Bar.  Delicious oysters, beer, and cider!