The main public beach access is located next to Pompano Joe's Seafood Restaurant and features free parking, restrooms and wash stations. There are also public beaches across from Seascape Resort.
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Located in Miramar Beach, just outside the East end of Destin, this public beach access sits next to Pompano Joes Seafood restaurant. This area offers a good amount of public parking, public restrooms, outdoor showers and water fountains.
Destin is lucky to have numerous public beach access locations, almost none of which cost money to park at (for now) or cost money to enter. Spanning from Okaloosa Island to the west to the end of Scenic Highway 98 on the east end, there are nearly 20 access locations.
Norriego Point is very popular with the locals due to its close proximity to the Destin Harbor restaurants and activities. One of the most popular ways to visit this location is to rent pontoons or seadoos from various rental companies in the harbor.
Light, reflecting off of this algae (phytoplankton) is then further enhanced by the white sand backdrop giving the water the appearance of being “green” in color.
Miramar Beach is due east of Destin, Florida. It is often considered to be part of the city of Destin. However, it has its own ZIP code (32550) and is in Walton County, whereas Destin is in Okaloosa County.
Any of the Miramar Beaches are within walking distance to Pompano Joe's, The Crab Trap, and the Surf Hut. Nine absolutely gorgeous beaches to visit. It's super clean, hardly any seaweed, clear blue water and white soft sand!
Destin, Miramar Beach and South Walton resemble an off shore island in this regard. The giant bay filters sediment coming in from any rivers or creeks far away on the other side. Clear clean water pours in from deep gulf waters on a daily basis that is undiluted by brackish run off.