Parks and the outdoors in Navarre

14 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Navarre.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Eat
Beach House Bar and Grill
Waterfront upscale restaurant. One of the few true upscale restaurants in Navarre. Uses local ingredients and delicacies. Known for having a good selection of cocktails, see the below, 'drink' section, for further details
Sun 10AM–2PM, 4–10PM, Mon-Sat 11AM–10PMLunch mains $14-21, dinner mains $20-55
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East Bay River Boat Ramp
Popular boat and kayak launch for access to East Bay and East Bay River.
Open 24/7
Do
Mom's Beach
Soundside Beach at Navarre Beach Marine Park
A quiet beach with calmer waters; popular with families, kayakers, and canoers; avoid visiting directly after heavy rains, due to potentially hazardous conditions.
Do
Navarre Beach
This is the main beach access point, often the busiest during the summer months.
See
Navarre Beach Marine Park
The quieter area of the beach; preferred beach by the locals. Two beach access points (with a third being built for summer 2019) with bathrooms, picnic pavilions, wash-off showers, and a lifeguard post that is manned during the peak season. Should you wish to use the beach pavillons, they can be reserved at the County administration's website.
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Navarre Beach Marine Science Center
A marine science center and conservation station; often has events and marine science camps for the general public, check schedule on their website for specifics.
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Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center
A sea turtle and sealife conservation center within the Navarre Beach Marine Park; check schedule for hours and public events.
Tue-Sat 10AM-2PMUnder 2 free; adult $5; senior (65+) $4
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Navarre Black Hawk Memorial
A memorial to the 2015 crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, which crashed within the Santa Rosa Sound (between the mainland of Navarre and the beach), as well as a memorial to all of those who have lost their lives in service to the United States and its allies.
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Navarre Park
A small park at the mainland shore, just west of the causeway. The park has playgrounds, picnic tables, a basketball court, pavilions and a splash pad. The visitor information center is in the park as well, and the Navarre Beach sign is at the junction of Navarre Parkway and the Causeway.
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Opal Beach
Gulf Islands National Seashore; Opal Beach
A typically quiet area of the beach; part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore; location of the landfall of its namesake, Hurricane Opal.
Eat
Samurai Japanese Steak House and Sushi
Popular sushi and steakhouse, only a few minutes from the beach.
Sun Mon-Thu 11AM-9:30PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-10:30PM
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Navarre Beach Boat Ramp
Provides boating access to Santa Rosa Sound.
Open 24/7
Buy
Seashell City
A souvenir store selling things to remember the beach by.
Daily 10AM-7PM
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Woodlawn Beach Boat Ramp
Provides boating access to Santa Rosa Sound.
Open 24/7

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Navarre (CC BY-SA 4.0).