Your Guide to Gulf Breeze Parks~
Gulf Breeze has a park for just about everyone!
Along with East Hill in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze proper houses the most parks per square inch in our local community. This is one of the reasons Gulf Breeze is such a sought after area (that and the A+ school districts.)
Here's our guide to helping you enjoy Gulf Breeze Parks!
Shoreline Park (North and South)~ Sports, boat launch & dog park
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Shoreline Park South ~ Boat Launch, fantastic waterfront picnic area, & dog park |
Shoreline Park is located off Shoreline Drive in Gulf Breeze Proper. The park area spreads over 150 acres so is divided into subareas including Shoreline Park South, Shoreline Park North, and Sunset Kids Park. With its sister park across the road (Sunset Kids Park) and the Gulf Breeze Rec Center on the property, these parks offer everything you could ask for in one convenient location!
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Dog Park at Shoreline Park South in Gulf Breeze Proper~ |
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Waterfront picnic area at Shoreline Park South |
At Shoreline Park South & North:
- Public boat launch
- Covered picnic areas with grills
- Baseball, soccer, and softball fields
- Dog park (Bark Park)
- Nature Trail
- Public restrooms and showers
- Volleyball court
- Plenty of parking
- Great place to kayak, canoe, or paddleboard
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Beautiful nature trail |
Sunset Kids Park in Gulf Breeze Proper~ The Kids Park to be at!
Sunset Kids Park is located conveniently across the road from Shoreline Park South and next to to the Gulf Breeze Rec Center is beautiful Sunset Park. Here you will find:
Basketball and tennis courts
Sunset Skate Park
Two playground areas including areas for tots
Restrooms & picnic areas
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Sunset Kids Park ~ at the corner of Sunset Ave. and Shoreline Dr. in Gulf Breeze Proper |
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Nice playground equipment at Sunset Park in Gulf Breeze near schools |
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Public skate park in Gulf Breeze near Gulf Breeze Recreation Center |
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Basketball Courts overlook tennis courts and skate park |
Other parks in Gulf Breeze:
Wayside Park is a waterfront park along Hwy 98 near the 3 Mile Bridge in Gulf Breeze proper area. This park doesn't get busy and is a great place to have a picnic or to go fishing. There is a public boat launch as well. There isn't a playground set here so not your tyipcal park!
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Wayside Park in GB Proper near 3 Mile Bridge. |
Woodland Park is located in Gulf Breeze proper off Fairpoint Rd. and Highpointe Dr. which is located in a more residential area of Gulf Breeze Proper. This 1.5 acre park includes two sets of playground equipment including one for smaller children, swings, two tennis courts, and a waterfront dock!
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Waterfront dock- great picnic area |
The tennis courts are located a little farther down Highpoint Drive from the rest of the park area at Woodland Park and is considered
Highpoint Park. The area encompasses two tennis courts and a picnic area.
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nice tennis courts at Woodland Park off Highpoint Dr. near Fairpoint. |
There are
two other public parks in residential areas in Gulf Breeze Proper including
Williamsburg Park and
McClure Park. McClure park is a smaller .5 acre park with playground equipment, swings, and picnic areas off McClure near Hwy 98. Williamsburg park sprawls over 3 acres and includes a large open field, playground equipment, and picnic areas and is located off Williamsburg Ave. and Shoreline Ave.
Swenson Park is located in the Oriole Beach area at the intersections of Laurel Drive, West Ave, and Circle Drive is Swenson Park. This public park boasts baksetball goals, a rock climbing wall, playground equipment including equipment for smaller chldren, swings, tennis courts and more. Enjoy the sunset here too!
Another fabulous place in Gulf Breeze is the
Naval Live Oaks in the Gulf Island National Seashore off Hwy 98. You should definitely check it out if you haven't yet.
There is a huge park facility in the Tiger Point area of Gulf Breeze off Hwy 98 named
Tiger Point Park and is located at 1370 Tiger Point Lane. The park spans over 30 acres and includes basketball courts, soccer, baseball, and football fields, batting cages, picnic areas, playground areas and restrooms.
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Private Park in Grand Pointe Subdivision |
Many local neighborhoods also feature parks including Grand Pointe off Hwy 98, Shadow Lakes off Hwy 399, and many in Gulf Breeze proper.
Geeze, Gulf Breeze has a lot of parks! Did I miss one? Let me know!
Until next time,
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