Wayside Park, Okaloosa Island — Attraction in Santa Rosa Island

This as a great place for fishing or just checking out the area. The pier rents fishing gear, if you don't have your own. You can fish for $5 or you can walk the pier for $2. The pier is full of blue herons waiting for a meal from a friendly fisher and you can see sharks circling around the bottom of the pier to get an easy meal. My family also spotted a sea turtle and a hammerhead shark. It was a nice...

It's a park with play things like any normal park although the play structure is slightly small for the population it would presumably serve. It is in the sand so either dress for the beach or prepare for the great sand invasion in every corner of your tiny little bodies. Mega perk, it's right next to alcohol that costs way more than a normal person could afford and they...

A pretty white sand beach within easy access to all amenities. Free showers at the entrance of the beach, shopping, restaurants and entertainment within walking distance. The beach itself is clean and litter free. Water of the gulf is calm with minimal waves and not too deep. The best part is we saw a dolphin swimming close to the shore when we visited. It was a lot of fun...