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Four visitor centers, staffed by National Park personnel, are located within Gulf Islands National Seashore. Two are located in Florida, and one is located in Mississippi. Florida Visitor Centers. Fort Barrancas Visitor Center (located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida) Fort Pickens Discovery Center, Pensacola Beach, Florida
Clearwater Beach Island: Pinellas: Barrier island Coconut Island: Collier: Small barrier island Conch Key: Monroe In the middle Florida Keys Cottrell Key: 53.4 acres (21.6 ha) Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Craig Key: Monroe In the upper Florida Keys Crawfish Key: 4.23 acres (1.71 ha) Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the ...
The Florida Suncoast (or Florida Sun Coast) is a local marketing name for the west-central peninsular Florida coastal area, also sometimes known as Florida's Beach communities. The region contains nearly 150 miles (240 km) of Gulf of Mexico beaches and the warm, sunny winter climate attracts tourists from across the US, Canada, and Europe.
The peninsular coast of the US state of Florida is formed from contact with three main large bodies of water: the open Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the south, and the Gulf of Mexico to the West (making part of the larger Gulf Coast of the United States).
Panama City Beach is located towards the eastern half of the Florida Panhandle, along the Gulf of Mexico. [12] [13] The main roads through the city are U.S. Route 98 and Florida State Road 30. US 98 runs from northwest to southeast just inland from the coast, leading east 10 mi (16 km) to Panama City and northwest 47 mi (76 km) to Destin.
Alys Beach is located on the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Walton County. [5] U.S. Route 98 and County Road 30A are the main roads that run through the community. Via County Road 30A, [6] Rosemary Beach is less than 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast, and Seaside is 7 miles (11 km) west.
Fishermen wading in Fort Myers Beach. Nomadic Paleo-Indians inhabited southwestern Florida during the last ice age around 10,000 BC. The Paleo-Indians gave way to the Calusa, the "shell people." The Calusa thrived on the southwest Florida coast and numbered over 50,000 when the first Spaniards reached the peninsula in the 16th century. [2]
While only accessible by boat, St. Vincent offers a wide array of activities for visitors once they arrive. The island is a popular sea kayaking and boating destination, with fishing and birding opportunities abundant along the shore. The interior of the island has over 90 miles of mapped roads open to hiking and biking.