St. Andrews State Park, Panama City Beach

Great little State Park with an amazing wildlife area. The visitor Center was very neat and clean and informative about wildlife in the area and safety on the beach. For only $8 for our whole family, we spent the whole day visiting different areas of the State Park (a little bit of trail walking - didn't see any gators though) and spending most of the time on the beach! Definitely worth our time Jewel of the State Park! Highly would recommend it for anyone visiting or wanting to get away from the resort beaches. The beach itself was beautiful and had a jetty on the north and south side, the North side of the jetty created a calm pool for the kids to play in and snorkel around looking for interesting things. The south side has some nice waves and even did a little bit of surfing!

This was an absolutely wonderful way to spend the day. We took the water shuttle to shell island for a fantastic family day. Found many shells and got some great pics. Very secluded and nothing there. Make sure you take your chairs, umbrella and plenty of drinks and snacks. We will definitely return next year.

Before when I went to Panama beach, I had gone to public access and someone came to the beach with their dog. I love animals but when we have children, our situation is difference. How can I play with my son when I worry about his health! Anyway , I stop my plan for go to public access and I went to this park ! Oh Gosh! Here was amazing and there were shower and restroom! Very clean and anywhere you can seat and enjoy from your time with your family! They didn’t permit to pets ! It was wonderful for me! But somebody smoked similar locomotives! But all things were fine and also you have parking here! Anywhere police look around and protect people and their car from vandalism! I appreciate him. Please don’t forget about tickets. Each people should pay 4 dollar for adults but it is fair because you receive very good service. I am sorry for my long speech! I love you my followers! ❤️😙

I love visiting St. Andrew’s State Park beaches. Today the pier was closed for repairs but the beach, nonetheless, was calling. The roads throughout the park need repair but I think the State purposefully doesn’t fix them so traffic has no choice but to drive slowly - it’s God’s country after all. There are clean restrooms and you can catch a boat to Shell island across the harbor/ bay. The water is warming up, the waves were perfect. What a really great day we spent with our community at the beach! Make sure you all come visit and have a great time loving on these beaches!

Wish I had known about this park sooner! Loved our boat ride over to Shell Island. We spent most of our day there. The beach areas to swim back at the park are excellent for younger kids.(the Jetties.) Nice walking trail around Gator Lake but couldn't see much of the lake due to overgrowth of vegetation and trees. Which they keep it as natural as can be. Saw many egrets and even a few deer and a buck wondering the park road sides. Definitely will be back next year. If you are in the PCB area this is a must see!