Henderson Beach State Park, Florida, United States
4.5 (2.397 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Florida Panhandle State Parks • Beaches
Beautiful white sand to sink your toes into
Beautiful white sand beaches. The gulf was a lovely blue-green while I was there. In November, it wasn’t too crowded and there are plenty of places to easily access the beach. The sand is a soft, powdery white and easy to walk in. I did forget that walking in the sand will work those muscles you forget about. It was easy to walk the 1 1/2+ miles I walked. Entrance fee varies by how many people are in the car and I saw that camping is available. There are also buildings with restrooms and rinsing showers if you are worried about tracking sand into your vehicle. I saw a couple of access points for those in wheelchairs.
Address
17000 Emerald Coast Pkwy, FL 32541-3343
Mobile
Website
http://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Henderson-Beach
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 9:02
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2.397 reviews)
Reviews
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5Gone Coastal 5:00 PM Jan 8, 2022
Campsites are huge. White sand beach is beautiful
1st time visit. Park entrance fee included in camping fee. Campsites are huge, very private and priced inexpensively, especially for being on the beach. Many campsites are pull through. Camp hosts were great and delivered large reasonably priced bundles of wood. Water and electric worked great. We were unable to get TV reception over the air. The beach boardwalk looks cool but was closed for reconstruction when we visited. Hope to use it for quick beach access on our next visit. Nature trail is very pretty and pet friendly. We were walking so a bit of a jaunt back to park entrance if you plan to go out to eat. There is a bike lane. Would recommend a cruiser to get around if you plan to stay a while. Dump station available along the road between campsites and entrance.
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4Lifetraveler1 5:00 PM Nov 8, 2021
Glad I Finally Visited It!
I have been to Destin Florida many times. I have driven past the entrance of the Henderson State Park several times and never went in. This visit to Destin I decided to take a look. What I found was a very nice natural State Park. It had basically four separate parking areas for day tourist, each area had its own gazebo with tables and chairs for eating your foods and snacks. A short little bridge over the sand dunes will it take you down to the pristine and beautiful Santa Rosa beaches. The cost for the two of us to get in was $6, and the parking was plentiful. It is centrally located in Destin, so we ordered food for takeout from The shrimp basket restaurant, and then take it back to Henderson State Park to eat at one of the gazebos. Santa Rosa Destin beach has many free parking areas that are beachfront. But when it is heavily travel during holidays, this place would probably be a better alternative, with a little bit less crowd, because there is a fee. The beach itself is just as good as all the beaches along this coastline, but it is nice that it has facilities as well as a gazebo and some walking trails. So if you find the other beaches to be too heavily populated when you go down to the panhandle area, you might want to try Henderson Beach State Park.
