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.
The 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.
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