The Beaches of Florida by Location

The state of Florida contains so many wonderful beaches. It’s impossible to list them all, so it’s best to describe the beaches of Florida by location.  Some allow pets and some allow nude sunbathers.  Others let cars travel up and down the sand, and some are perfect for finding a rare seashell.  From the panhandle to the east and gulf coasts, and along the Florida Keys, every beach is beautiful. People all over the world know this, and tourists flock to the Sunshine State year round to enjoy the tropical climate. There is not necessarily a tourist season in Florida, there are tourists year round.

When planning a vacation, it may be helpful to know what to expect at each of the area beaches. I have not personally spent a lot of time in any location except the New Smyrna Beach area on the east coast. I’ll talk about the east last, as I am most familiar with it. Most beaches are very sandy, but some can be made up mostly of little seashells. Sanibel Island is like that.
Some beaches are actually rocky, like the one on Jupiter Island on the east coast.

Beach of Seaside in Walton County in Florida Panhandle
I have stayed in a condo in the town of Destin in the north, far to the west. The panhandle is the northern strip of land that borders the southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico. It’s an area known for it’s white, sandy beaches, and the sand there is truly white. It does get colder there than in other areas of the state, as it’s farthest north. That area tends to get some very bad storms as well. Because it’s on the gulf, in general, it’s a busy and expensive location. Continue reading “The Beaches of Florida by Location”

Vacation on the Beach in Florida

English: Aerial view of New Smyrna Beach, Flor...
English: Aerial view of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, from the observation deck, top of the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse from across Ponce Inlet. (maximum zoom) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I have stayed at the Watermark Condos, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and it was wonderful.  They are located near Flagler Avenue and are right on the beach. The condos are owned individually and rented out by the week, month or season -whatever the owner decides.  Some owners are year round residents.

They are very large with 3 bedrooms and all of them over look the ocean.  The long porch on the front is just awesome.  Each resident has their own garage so the car is stored inside and not out in a parking lot.

This is a drive on beach and is open to traffic all day long and can get very crowded from about April to September or October.  I have stayed there in July which is very crowded and super HOT…and also the end of November when we had the beach all to ourselves and did some fishing.

I contacted one owner who is renting hers and I thought I might be able to get down to Florida to visit my son and all my friends this summer some time.   I would have to go in the summer because my son has school – otherwise I would not choose that time of year.

I doubt that it will happen because I just don’t have the money to take a trip, but here is the link to the condo. Be sure to check out all the pictures… very nice!

So if you are thinking about vacationing on the beach in Florida I would definitely recommend the Watermark.  It is located off of Flagler Ave. in New Smyrna Beach.