A wide, uncrowded national-seashore beach stretches along the Gulf side or the calm sound side. It is free on your pass.
Before you go
- Vet pass at the gate
- Pick Gulf or sound side by the wind
- No concessions. Pack it all in
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-09-02.
The $25 seven-day vehicle pass is the same one Fort Pickens takes, and it covers both. It is free with the Military Lifetime Pass.
No services: water, food, shade