Eden Gardens State Park — Attraction in Santa Rosa Beach

Ok, so if you’re coming for the house tour you should know these things:

Each time listed only has 10 tickets available. This really is because you can barely fit 10 people in each room during the tour. Our guide typically had to stand in the hallway when explained what was in each room, this is why there are only 10 tickets sold for each time.

So as of Feb 2025, here’s how the tickets work.

It’s first come first served and the tickets are sold 10 minutes before each time slot.

Now, this is the key, since there are only 10 tickets, and you have no way of knowing how many tickets each person is buying.

So you could be the third person in line, and have the two people in front of you buy all 10 tickets between them and you’re out of luck.

Now it’s also very important to know that the line to purchase tickets starts in the gift shops. There’s a sign that says the line for tour tickets starts here. The only way to guarantee you’ll get tickets is to be the first in line. This means you might have to stand in the gift shops for 30-60 minutes before the tour start to get those tickets.

What you don’t want to do is go sit in those Adirondack chairs and wait for ten minutes before the tour. You must be in the gift shop and in line to get tickets, just because you are sitting in the chairs outside first and the longest means nothing. Get in the gift shop and get in that line.

It’s a great house and tour, maybe 20-30 minutes total but the ticketing system is...

June 8, 2019 - My friend and I had the opportunity to take a day trip to this beautiful park. It is easy to find, and the roads are well kept. Upon entering the park, you stop at a mail-post and pay your entry fee. $4 per vehicle in an envelope, you drop into the lock box. You then proceed to the parking area. There are well maintained gardens with roses, hydrangeas, calladiums, hostas, camellias, very old oaks with resurrection ferns, and more wildlife than you can shake a stick at. Many cement statutes, a large fountain pool, a wedding oak, and a very nice fishing dock that provides access to Tucker Bayou. There are male and female restroom facilities, that are handicap accessible on site and conveniently located. You are free to roam the grounds once you are inside. The Wesley house is also a sight to behold. Tours of the house are given Thursday thru Monday, on the hour, 10am-3pm. The house is immaculate and filled with lovely antiques of times gone by. Well worth the $4 per person charge for the tour. The only negative experience we had with the venue, was the swarming yellow flies. For those of you unfamiliar with yellow flies, they are vicious and very aggressive biters. I highly recommend an insect repellent spraying, before getting out of your car. Take the drive and bring a camera. You won't be...

Gorgeous State Park for enjoying on every level. This scenery is perfect FOR: seeing the spectacular foliage, magnificent backdrop for getting engaged/married and photos. As for having a function there, HARD PASS. The park does not have provisions for RAIN (September). The pavilion would have been perfect to substitute for a wedding and reception. However, the park personnel and caters redesigned the experience, which disappointed everyone. Guests were drenched in rain and wind during the wedding around the ceremonial tree. Umbrellas flew away from wind gusts. The price/cost of the park and caterer were extremely expensive. The wedding gown was $6,000 ruined from rain and black mud. ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. It was too “MUCH EFFORT TO USE THE PAVILION TWICE”. Poorest excuse for used to cover-up their sloppy work. I live off Central Park in NY and Eden Park was ridiculous. The park is beautiful, during a sunny day. Enjoy the park for one hour and have any celebrations off park grounds is ideal, cost effective and safer. You will save a ton of money and the experience will be much better. Sorry EDEN PARK, you and the rotating caterers dropped the ball...