O'Steen Public Beach Access
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It’s a beautiful beach with crystal clear water and barely any waves making perfect if you have little kids. A few down side, 1) It’s a bit of a far walk if you have kids 2) Emerald Grande sets up chairs for their guest and take a lot of space acting like the own the beach, which is public beach 3) snorkel companies take their boats with 20+ people there and crowd the area. At one point and boat backed up right where I was swimming with my kids and we had to move or we could have gotten hit, mind you there was plenty of space on the other side. It’s a beautiful beach just a little overcrowded. Pictures are from when we got there right at 8am. It started getting crowded at 8:45-9am. Parking is $20
Cheska Rey
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This is a great place to go swimming and snorkeling. The beach is protected from big waves by the Jetties and there are plenty of colorful fish by the rocks. However, the walk-up to the beach is probably the longest in the region, so be prepared to walk across sand for a nice little treck (you may want to leave extra beach gear at the car and don't bring anyone with movement limitations). Also, except during slack tide, there tends to be medium to heavy currents at this site. So be cautious, if you plan to snorkel or freedive further out by the rocks.
Iina Ester
40
Beautiful clear water & white sand, great swimming area! No animals allowed. Water would be very calm & still if it wasn't for all the annoying motorboats. Plus I think they drive too fast around the swimmers, be great if motorboats were banned, but I guess that will never happen, people love their loud smelly motorboats. Regardless, beautiful beach, I would recommend, read reviews about a lot of litter but I found the beach to be clean, at least we're I was.
Tara Pagan
80
Definitely a little hike from the street to get there (in sand and it was hard with a stroller) there was a decent amount of area to set up a chair and the water was very clear and nice to snorkel in! The parking we had was 4 hours at 20.00 minimum through the passport app. They had a little water shower to rinse off. The views were absolutely beautiful and it was a great place to watch the boats come in and out of the harbor.
Jaclyn Kliest
00
This is an awesome find, IF you walk past the first bit of ocean, keep going left and follow the rocks to the end. The rocks divide the ocean beautifully. One side is great for fishing, watching the boats and deep, dark blue ocean. The other side of the rocks, harbors some shelling, shallow-aqua water and beautiful white sand! Only downside is the long walk and 5 bucks to park with limited space. (15 spots ish)
Michelle Plunkett
60
We went by ferry from Emerald Grande to the private beach h- it was really nice - and while most beautiful he's had red flag warnings - our beach here- inside this cove- kept it from being so rough when the ocean was quite volatile- great Ola e to bring the kids too- snow cone/ ice cream boat & a bigger boat with all kinds of snacks and water, sunscreen etc comes thru too!!
RobinW JustMeAllDayEveryDay
10
Nearby Attractions Of O'Steen Public Beach Access
Destin Harbor Boardwalk
Buccaneer Pirate Cruise
Southern Star Dolphin Cruise
Motel 6 Destin, FL
AJ's Water Adventures
Destin Dolphin Cruise
Olin Marler's Dolphin Cruises & Fishing Charters
Destin Snorkel
Crab Island Shuttle Boat & Adventure Tour
Cruisin' Tikis Destin

Destin Harbor Boardwalk
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Buccaneer Pirate Cruise
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Southern Star Dolphin Cruise
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Motel 6 Destin, FL
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Nearby Restaurants Of O'Steen Public Beach Access
Boshamps Seafood and Oyster House
AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar
Margaritaville Restaurant - Destin
Brotula's Seafood House & Steamer
The Edge Seafood Restaurant & SkyBar
Dewey Destin's Harborside
Harbor Docks
Tailfins Waterfront Grill
Harry T's Lighthouse
Boathouse Oyster Bar

Boshamps Seafood and Oyster House
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AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar
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Margaritaville Restaurant - Destin
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Brotula's Seafood House & Steamer
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320 Gulf Shore Dr, Destin, FL 32541, United States
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destinbeachaccess.com
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outdoor
relaxation
scenic
family friendly
pet friendly
off the beaten path
attractions: Destin Harbor Boardwalk, Buccaneer Pirate Cruise, Southern Star Dolphin Cruise, Motel 6 Destin, FL, AJ's Water Adventures, Destin Dolphin Cruise, Olin Marler's Dolphin Cruises & Fishing Charters, Destin Snorkel, Crab Island Shuttle Boat & Adventure Tour, Cruisin' Tikis Destin, restaurants: Boshamps Seafood and Oyster House, AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar, Margaritaville Restaurant - Destin, Brotula's Seafood House & Steamer, The Edge Seafood Restaurant & SkyBar, Dewey Destin's Harborside, Harbor Docks, Tailfins Waterfront Grill, Harry T's Lighthouse, Boathouse Oyster Bar

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