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Navarre Beach is the beach neighborhood of Navarre and is, as of the 2010 census, its own census designated place. It is on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. [73] The 2020 population of the CDP is 1,123, up from 638 at the 2010 census. [74] Immediately to its east is Navarre Beach Marine Park, a former Florida state park.
Navarre Beach Marine Park [1] is a beach park run by the county commission of Santa Rosa County, [1] located on Santa Rosa Island between Eglin Air Force Base property and the residential and commercial area of Navarre Beach. The address is 8704 Gulf Boulevard, Navarre, FL 32566.
The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is a record-holding fishing pier in Navarre, Florida. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] At 1,545 feet long, the pier is the longest of its kind in the state . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is the 15th longest public pier of any kind in the United States.
John C. Beasley Park, formerly known as John Beasley Wayside Park, is a public beach area on Okaloosa Island in Florida. It was established as a state park to provide beach access for negroes during the era of segregation. After desegregation it was turned over to the Okaloosa County. [1] The park is named for John C. Beasley. [2]
Navarre Beach. South Santa Rosa County comprises the area from Holley and Navarre in the east to Gulf Breeze at the western end of the Fairpoint Peninsula, and along U.S. Highway 98. A section of Santa Rosa Island, containing the unincorporated community of Navarre Beach, is also part of South Santa Rosa County
Waltus L. Watkins established the 80-acre livestock farm he called Bethany Plantation in 1839. [8] Watkins Mill was built in 1859-1860. Watkins built housing for the mill workers nearby, creating one of the first planned communities in North America. The community was effectively self-sufficient, the mill producing yarn and wool cloth.
Tom King Bayou is a small, but locally important, bayou and creek in Navarre, Florida. [1] [2] The mouth of the bayou opens onto East Bay near Axelson Point and Robledal. [1] [3] The bayou acts as a major runoff for stormwaters and is critical to the local environment and for local homes for this purpose. [4] [5]
The Navarre Beach Causeway, also called the Navarre Beach Bridge, is a concrete bridge in Navarre, Florida, [1] [2] [3] connecting the beach and mainland sides of the community. [1] The bridge travels over the Santa Rosa Sound , which in turn, is part of the Intracoastal Waterway .