April 9, 2023 by SoWal Staff
Camp Helen State Park is bordered on three sides by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, one of the largest coastal dune lakes in Florida.
Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare worldwide; in the United States they occur only along the Gulf Coast. Prehistoric middens and mounds indicate that humans lived in the area more than 4,000 years ago.
April 9, 2023 by Kurt Lischka
Grady Brown Park is located on the north side of the bay at the Clyde B. Wells Bridge on US Highway 331 at 20940 US Highway 331 South, Freeport, Florida.
April 9, 2023 by SoWal Staff
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park offers a wide variety of natural resources including 3.2 miles of secluded, white sand beaches with majestic dunes over 25 feet tall. Three rare coastal dune lakes provide excellent freshwater fishing. Although boats are not allowed, fishing from the shoreline yields bass, bream, panfish, and catfish.
See more details at http://SoWal.com/place/topsail-hill-preserve-state-park
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is celebrating its 50th anniversary all year as South Walton's most popular resort destination for couples, families, vacationers, groups and business travelers.
Havana Beach Bar & Grill in Rosemary Beach has new Brunch and Dinner menus that are an ode to Hemingway’s Havana, celebrating the joy of living, eating and drinking well. The new menus draw inspiration from Ernest Hemingway’s favorite old town Havana haunt, El Floridita, after which the Havana Bar & Grill itself was modeled.
For sure one of the most magnificent homes on the Gulf Coast, 4 Shore is a soaring three-story luxury home located only two blocks from the white sandy beach. Boasting seven serene bedrooms (each with its very own ensuite bathroom) and a covered private pool, this Santa Rosa Beach oasis was designed with every comfort in mind. There's even a convenient elevator for accessing all the levels with ease. With space for 14 people and plenty of room to spread out separately or hang out together, 4 Shore is your family's exquisite new 30A hideaway.
Harriet Huntress Crommelin, 76, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, passed away February 8, 2023 at her home in Seagrove Beach.
In 1995, Harriet moved to the Emerald Coast to open one of the first restaurants on Scenic 30A, Café Thirty-A, which has been consistently successful for almost 27 years. Harriet was a true trailblazer, a visionary. Her passion for fine wine and consistently delicious food has paved the way for many of the restaurants in South Walton, Florida. She was an inspiration to women entrepreneurs everywhere.
Dune Allen Beach on the west end of Scenic 30A is known as SoWal's laid back beach. Well it doesn't get any laid backer than lakefront living at 30A Amazing Views.
The owners picked a doozy of a name for their three-story home on the shore of Oyster Lake, and it does indeed have amazing views of the sun shining over the Gulf of Mexico. You can hang on the porch, pool, hot tub, or dock and watch the sun rise and set over the entire coastal dune lake.
Beach You To It is a new rental home with all the modern luxury you would expect in an upscale SoWal rental home. It's right in the heart of old Seagrove under the oaks and a short walk to the beach and all the amenities of Seagrove and Seaside. Right off Scenic 30A - map to Beach You To It at 119 Hickory Street >
In celebration of Coastal Dune Lake Month in October, three experts from the University of Florida (
