About our Beaches

About

Navarre Beach area is located directly on the sugar-white beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, at the southern tip of Santa Rosa County. A proud, diverse, family-friendly community, we boast beautifully conserved beaches, fabulous fishing on the Gulf’s longest pier and a free rentable beach wheelchair. The new sea turtle flashlight filter program is proving to be a big hit - especially with the sea turtles!  Even better? The beautiful Gulf of Mexico serves as the backdrop for all that the Navarre Beach area has to offer! Famous Florida sunshine, dolphins and herons playing in the emerald-green waters and ending your day with an amazing sunset. Parking and Pavilions Visitors to Navarre Beach will find plenty of public amenities for their enjoyment. Navarre Beach Marine Park, the 116-acre Navarre Beach Park, is host to multiple pavilions, ample parking, restrooms, and plenty of room for special-event pavilion rentals. Seasonal lifeguard coverage grants families a quiet, safe place to relax and spend the day.

Navarre Beach Park Public Amenities 18 pavilions 5 public restroom facilities 1 or more barbecue grills at each pavilion 2 or more picnic tables at each pavilion 516 parking spaces 16 RV/boat spaces (no overnight parking) For those wishing to experience even more of the beach and Gulf of Mexico, residents and tourists alike frequently enjoy a beautiful 8-mile scenic drive connecting Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach. The road passes through a portion of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and many believe this road is one of the most beautiful stretches of federally protected, undeveloped beaches anywhere.

Navarre Beach Marine Park

The Navarre Beach Marine Park is operated by Santa Rosa County in a partnership with Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary, the near-shore artificial reef footprint in the Gulf of Mexico. The Sanctuary recently tripled in size thanks to local volunteers from the Navarre Chamber of Commerce Foundation who have succeeded in placing an expansion initiative into a regional reefing project.  The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary and artificial reefs, 340 ft offshore, expanded from 30 structures to 78 structures, significantly increasing the marine habitat.  An additional reef site one mile offshore has also been deployed catering to the exciting sport of kayak fishing. There are also two reefs located on the south side of the Marine Park in the Santa Rosa Sound.  The calmer waters of the Intracoastal Waterway allow younger snorkelers an opportunity to swim among the varied species that reside in the brackish water, with the assurance that they are the largest species in the water. The Adopt-A-Reef program and the annual Run for the Reef provide funds to maintain and repair the reefs, make additional park improvements, and develop and promote the marine habitat on Navarre Beach. For more information about the Sanctuary visit www.navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.org. The marine sanctuary is an effort to shine the spotlight on the natural beauty of the area, rather than construct more buildings and attractions.  Navarre Beach has always been a place of peace, relaxation and recreation rather than amusement parks and commercial developments - and local officials recognize that as something to which both visitors and local residents alike are attracted. The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center's (NBSTCC) mission is "Giving Sea turtles more tomorrows through conservation, education, and research."  As a mission-driven organization this means we work to create conservation initiatives that provide meaningful public engagement with tangible outcomes; provide accessible and fun public education; and participate in partnered research seeking long-term solutions that benefit sea turtle survival and our shared coastal and marine ecosystems.