Cape San Blas Beach
Port St. Joe, FL
Sugar white sand and some of the clearest water on the Florida Panhandle, without the high rise development that changed nearby beach towns. Locals in Port St. Joe will tell you the light here at sunset rivals anywhere on the Gulf.
Sugar white sand and clear water without the high rise development of nearby towns, the state park at the cape's tip rewards walking a bit further in.
How we score beachesThe state park at the tip of the cape has some of the least crowded sand if you're willing to walk a bit further in.
Dogs are welcome on leash on Cape San Blas beaches year-round, though they are banned from the Gulf-side beach at neighboring St. Joseph Peninsula State Park.
Panhandle summers bring heat, humidity, and hurricane season all at once, June through November, with water in the 80s by midsummer. Sunset light is a year round draw, but locals often time visits for spring or fall to skip the worst of the crowds and storms alike.
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