Henderson Beach State Park
State park in Destin with about 2 km of white-sand beach, dunes covered in vegetation, a coastal forest trail and a camping area near the sea.
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In the destination Destin and the Panhandle.
In the photo: Henderson Beach State Park
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The city
Beach town on the Emerald Coast in the Florida Panhandle, with white quartz sand and green Gulf waters. It began as a fishing village and has a busy harbor with sport-fishing boats. Nearby are the sandbar of Crab Island, Henderson Beach State Park and, to the east, Scenic Highway 30A with Grayton Beach State Park and small beach towns.
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The local experience
State park in Destin with about 2 km of white-sand beach, dunes covered in vegetation, a coastal forest trail and a camping area near the sea.
A submerged sandbar by the Destin bridge, at the entrance to Choctawhatchee Bay, where boats and pontoons anchor in shallow green water and people stand waist‑deep.
A state park on Scenic Highway 30A, east of Destin, with white‑sand beach, high dunes and a coastal lake, a rare type of lagoon that connects to the sea from time to time.