The Grayton Beach Community Center is located at 44 Hotz Avenue in Grayton Beach. The design has been completed and the application for the Development Order has been submitted.  Once completed, the 1,600 +/- square foot building will house a local information station, restrooms, observation deck, a boardwalk to the beach, and access to our transit shuttle. Work is anticipated to begin this Winter.

Grayton Beach Municipal Parking Facility, is located at 44 Hotz Avenue in Grayton Beach and will include a 1,600 +/- square foot building that will house a local information station, restrooms, and an observation deck, a boardwalk to the beach, and access to our transit shuttle. An application for a development order has been submitted and is expected to be received by spring 2024.

Seagrove RBA, Plans and permitting are complete and the project has been advertised for bid, with a bid closing mid-February.  Once the contract has been awarded, construction will take approximately 10 months.  This project includes parking with dedicated spaces for standard vehicles, ADA, LSV, and bicycles, a 1,,000sf +/- restroom facility, handicap-accessible dune walkover, and connectivity to the multi-use path.

393 Municipal Parking Facility, This 2.3-acre parcel is located north of the Gulf Place Town Center on the west side of County Road 393. The contract has been awarded and construction is anticipated to begin in February.  This project will add 83 parking spaces with dedicated parking for ADA, LSV, bicycles, and a 1,300-square-foot transit building with a restroom facility. Construction is expected to begin in February and will take approximately six months to complete.

• The Driftwood Road Municipal Parking project is on a 1.119-acre parcel located at 76 Driftwood Road in Miramar Beach. Design and permitting have been completed and on Dec. 20, 2023, the Technical Review Committee will review the development order application for approval to move forward.  Plans include a parking lot containing 67 spaces with dedicated parking for ADA, LSV, bicycles, a public transit stop, and a restroom facility.

• Kellogg Park Project at 855 Nursery Road in Santa Rosa Beach, this proposed community/nature center will be a 1,800- square-foot assembly-style building for nature watching and community gatherings, with access to the kayak launch. Status: Design development with coastal cottage architecture is ongoing.

• Camp Creek Lake Canoe & Kayak Launch is located at 121 S. Camp Creek Road South just north of 30A. This coastal dune lake access park will include ADA and bicycle parking, landscape, an ADA-accessible pier with canoe/kayak launch, and stormwater systems. Plans have been submitted to the Technical Review Committee, with anticipation of receiving a Development Order by February.

• Headland Street Neighborhood Beach Access is located in the South Headland Avenue right-of-way and will provide improved pedestrian access with a new sidewalk, boardwalk, dune walkover, and connectivity to the multi-use path. Status: Design/permitting efforts continue. Construction is expected to begin in early Winter 2023.

• Miramar Beach Municipal Parking Project is a 4.5-acre parcel in Miramar Beach is to be used for a beach-related municipal parking project. Status: Task order for master planning has not been issued pending coordination with Public Works engineering efforts.

• Walton County Tourism currently maintains 58 public beach access points, including 10 Regional Public Beach Accesses complete with parking, restroom facilities, and lifeguards. South Walton also enjoys additional miles of public beach thanks to our State Parks. The customary use changes do not affect our public beaches, only privately-owned beachfront property.
• A user-friendly interactive map of public beach access points can be found HERE.
• Many beach neighborhoods and resorts already have dedicated beach areas available for guests staying with them.

• Customary use is a common-law term referring to the public access of the privately-owned beachfront property. Some Gulf-front properties in Florida have a property line that extends to the mean high-water line.

• Essentially, some beachfront homeowners are restricting access to the dry sandy areas behind their homes. All wet sand areas remain undisputed public property and beachgoers cannot be excluded from these areas. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office will be the governing force for any conflicts or complications that may arise on the space in front of properties now considered private property.