SNORKEL beach — Attraction in Destin

🌟Top Rated Reviewer🌟 Dangerous! Pretty pools, but absolutely ripe with HUGE jellyfish! It's mid-August and this area is completey unswimmable. The jellyfish are about 12-16 inches in diameter throughout shallow pools along the point, with as much as 1-2 animals per square foot of water. The shores were also covered in dead jellyfish, so you couldn't get very close to the water's edge either. Beyond these pools, there are rock retainer walls, then a busy causeway with too much water traffic to safely enter the water. This presents a second danger - heat exhaustion. We kayaked to the point because all of the parking and walking paths on the point are now closed to the public. Once we docked on the bay side, we had to walk around the dunes to get oceanside. There's no shade and no safe water access, so I don't recommend this adventure at this time...

Go. Right now! It was so much fun and could stay occupied with some goggles exploring the water for hrs! This was so much more funner than the beach itself. And no big waves knocking you over. There is so much life to watch in the water & we caught a crab, saw a puffer fish & a sea turtle & dolphins nearby! & found some cool shells. Lifeguards are on duty at certain times. I'd get there as early as 9:30 am.. there's a fee to park along the road, and it's a long walk. We stayed at the condo on the entrance, so free parking and not too bad as a walk. Unfortunately, they make it 10x longer to get to with all everything...

This place is a total scam. First of all its located on private property by which you need to charter a boat to get to. On Google maps this place looks like its listed as a public beach, while it should be listed as a private tourist destination. There's no booking phone number listed for the boat company or nothing. You show up the harbor boardwalk area and they lure you in and try to get you to buy a package, it's completely ridiculous. If you're looking for free places to snorkel don't waste your time...