This offers thirty-foot dunes, a boardwalk to sugar-white sand, and calmer crowds than the public beaches. It costs $6 a carload.
Before you go
- Reserve day-use online (now required)
- Boardwalk to the beach
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-09-02.
Entry costs $6 a vehicle, and every vehicle now needs a day-use reservation, including annual and City of Destin resident passholders. Anyone walking or cycling in does not. Reservations open 60 days ahead and same-day ones are possible until the park fills.
Day-use reservation required as of 2026