| Destin Beach Details: Address: 720 Gulf Shore Dr, Destin, FL 32541 Destin Beach Website | Destin Beach Hours: Always open |
About Destin Beach:
Not all Florida beach towns are equal. Depending on your expectations, there are different beaches and areas in Florida that are better suited to help you get the most out of your vacation. Destin is perfect for a relaxing seaside vacation. Destin is a family-friendly fishing village with beautiful beaches and good dining. There’s not a lot of “nightlife” with clubs and dancing or after-hours entertainment. Unlike Miami or Clearwater Beach, there is no ocean drive that traverses the beach with hotels, restaurants, and clubs facing the water or places to rollerblade or bike along the beach. Although Destin has visitors from all over the world, it does not have quite the same international flavor as say, Miami, Key West, or other Florida beaches. One thing that differentiates the Northwest Florida area from all other Florida beaches is the distinct beauty of the pristine, sugar-white sands and emerald green waters. According to the Destin Chamber, the unique sand of the beaches in the Destin area is among the whitest and most homogenous of the world. Consisting of small quartz particles, this sand came from a process involving the Appalachian Mountains and the Apalachicola River many years ago. At the end of the last Ice Age when the world temperatures began warming and the ice caps began melting, large volumes of water were carried by the rivers to the world’s oceans. The Apalachicola River, rising in the Appalachians, carried water to the Gulf of Mexico and continues today.
