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St. Andrews State Park
St. Andrews State Park Review
At the southeastern tip of Panama City Beach, the hotels and condos and traffic stop, and there suddenly appears a pristine 1,260-acre park that offers a peek at what the entire beach area looked like before developers sank their claws into it. Here are beaches, pinewoods, and marshes with places to swim, pier-fish, and hike on clearly marked nature trails. A rock jetty creates a calm, shallow play area that is perfect for young children. There are also camping facilities and a snack bar. Board a ferry to Shell Island—a 700-acre barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico with some of the best shelling between here and southwest Florida's Sanibel Island.
- Address: 4607 State Park La., Panama City Beach, FL, 32408-7323 | Map It
- Phone: 850/233-5140
- Cost: $8 per vehicle, up to 8 people
- Hours: Daily 8--sunset
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Location: Panama City Beach
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