About Cape San Blas

Cape San Blas is a narrow, 17-mile long barrier peninsula, curving around St. Joseph Bay and offers playful surf and white sand beaches on the Gulf side and smooth, shallow water on the Bay side. The Cape is known for its clear, sometimes blue, sometimes green water and low, gentle surf.

 Cape San Blas is home to St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, named the best beach in America in 2002 by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (a.k.a. Dr. Beach).

 Cape San Blas is about one hour south of Panama City, located on the panhandle’s Emerald Coast. The area - also known as the “Forgotten Coast” - is truly a vacation paradise.

 Here, you’ll find miles of uncrowded, pristine, white-sand beaches. There are no big hotels, no high rise condos, no “wild party cowards”, just families enjoying peaceful Florida beaches like the ones your grandparents enjoyed.  Families who vacation on the Cape choose this spot for both its beauty and its seclusion. Drag a chair to the beach with a book, throw a line to the surf, or comb the shore for treasures. Scattered with shells, the sand in this quiet paradise is super soft and sparkling white. Pets are welcome on the beach, so all the members of your family are able to join in the fun!

Among the other attractions: Pet-friendly, affordable vacation rentals, bike trails, fishing, kayaking and boating, and locally-owned restaurants serving fresh Florida seafood.

 The west facing beach enjoys spectacular sunsets that cannot be seen on most other panhandle beaches.

 While staying on the beach, take the time to explore the Bay also. Wade through grassy flats, kayak with your kids and glide above two feet of water for miles. The clear, shallow water offers hours of safe play and discovery for little ones as well as adults. Sand dollars, Starfish, scallops and schools of colorful fish are fun to find... and even  more fun with a snorkel and mask!

The Cape San Blas lighthouse, frequently rebuilt and relocated in response to changing shorelines, is a beautiful example of a turn of century light house. The 101-foot-tall, 131-step lighthouse and two accompanying buildings have recently been restored and moved to a park in Port St. Joe and will be open to the public.