Henderson Beach State Park

Ever get tired of going to the beach and finding it a bit overcrowed?  The beach chair guy gets there early and sets up all of chairs and umbrellas up in neat rows, waiting for bleachers to come fill them.  Beach goers set their stuff up in front, in
between, or behind the rentals.

Show up late, and good luck finding your spot in the sand.  I've got two chairs and two umbrellas, so it takes a little not more time.  What do you do?  Where can you go?

A friend from the Destin area was off work, and she agreed to meet us for the day.  She suggested Henderson Beach State Park.    It was  is located between Destin and Sandestin.  The admission price is $6 for the day and it covers up to eight visitors too the park.

The entrance is off HWY 98 across from Wally World.  There are several pavilions with picnic tables and charcoal grills.  The park was wooden walk ways to get past the sand dunes to the beach.

To our delight, there were very few beach goers present. No sooner do we get umbrellas and chairs in place, we spot a sting ray in the water.  That was cool.

We enjoyed our picnic lunch and the frozen margaritas that I had made.  It was really nice not to feel crowded in.  Next time you are in the area, give it a try.  Here are some pictures from today: