Key destination areas of Northwest Florida include Pensacola, Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Beaches of South Walton, Panama City Beach and Port St. Joe. Lodging is includes more than 7,000 hotel rooms and 2,000 condominium units, plus historic bed and breakfasts and luxurious resorts. Rates are lowest during the “secret season” from September through February.

Sport fishing is world-class in many parts of Northwest Florida. But this area has a rich heritage as a strategic military theater, as evidenced by the amazing pre-Civil War brick forts and the modern Naval Air Station. Eco-tourism thrives here above and below the sea with more than 225,000 acres protected and maintained by national, state and local parks and preserves, Northwest Florida also upholds the state’s tradition as a world-class golf destination.

Cuisine in Northwest Florida still tends to reflect the area’s deep historic influences from Spain, France and England. The Pensacola Bay area in particular is home to many locally-owned, award-winning restaurants serving exclusive dishes such as Grits A Ya Ya; fresh sushi bars and Southern cuisine fusion blends with straight-from-the-docks seafood.

How to Get Here

Located on Florida's panhandle just 25 miles south of I-10, Beaches of South Walton is within a day's drive from most of the southeast, and easily accessible by air. The area is serviced by the Panama City/Bay County International Airport, Okaloosa County Air Terminal in Ft. Walton Beach, and Pensacola Regional Airport. The main thoroughfare through Northwest Florida is U.S. I-10.

Getting Around

Automobile is the preferred method for travel within Northwest Florida. Most resorts and beach properties in the Beaches of South Walton are easily reachable from Scenic Gulf Drive, Emerald Coast Parkway or Scenic Highway 30-A. U.S. I-10 dissects the region west-to-east.