3 Things You Must Do While Visiting 30A Part 1

1.) Visit the beach at Grayton Beach State Park

Going to the beach in South Walton is super obvious, right? So why are we putting this on the list? Because not everyone knows about the hidden gem that is Grayton Beach State Park.

Why should you visit this beach instead of the other options?

Situated on 30A, this beach is very close to popular bars and restaurants but secluded enough to make you feel like you are still in an undiscovered paradise.

Not everyone can access this beach. You have to pay for a day pass or be a guest of the RV campground to be able to go inside, and there is a maximum capacity, which means that the beach will never be too crowded.

Grayton Beach State Park is meticulously maintained and extremely clean. The public restrooms and showers are nice too, in case you want to wash up after a long day of sunbathing and swimming.

Inside the park, you have access to not only a jaw-dropping, white sand beach but also the still waters of the dune lakes. There is a kayak, paddleboard, and bicycle rental shop on site as well, easily allowing you to get out into the open water of the lake and make your way down through the inlet that connects to the beach. Being on these lakes and paddling out to the ocean is the type of experience that you’ll take with you for the rest of your life. If you have a family, it's certainly one for the kids, and tiring enough too, allowing for a much-needed peaceful ride home.

The wildlife, the waters, the views, the sunsets. Grayton Beach State Park is a joy!

Click here to book your spot: https://www.floridastateparks.org/graytonbeach

2.) Ride your golf cart on a sunset cruise

It won’t take long to notice that parking is an absolute mess on 30A. But a street-legal golf cart turns the parking mission impossible into parking mission very possible.

How, you may ask? Picture this: you are staying at Grayton Beach State Park, the best state park in the world, and you want to go for some food at a nearby restaurant that is fairly close but not quite within walking distance. Should you spend hours fighting for a parking spot in town? Listening to the hangry complaints of those backseat monsters? No, you shouldn’t. You should hop on a golf cart and cruise right on through!

3.) Breakfast and coffee at Black Bear Bread Co.

If you are anything like me (a coffee addict), finding a good cup of coffee in the morning, while in a brand new area, is extremely important but also fairly challenging, especially in those more remote areas like 30A. You may have to overpay for a few bad cups before you find that satisfying cup of Joe. Well, let's skip past the bad part (the watered-down, sorry excuse for coffee) and straight to the good one! The good one, my friends, is Black Bear Bakery Co.

I fancy myself a good researcher, but I wasn’t able to find this place on my first visit. It’s probably because “coffee” is not quite featured in the title, so it’s easy to miss. A friend asked me to meet him there one morning during a trip, and I was pleasantly surprised. I recommend ordering the flat white; it allows you to really taste the coffee beans’ flavor.

If you happen to walk in during breakfast hours, there may be a line out the door! That is how banging this place is. I only planned to go for a cup of coffee, but seeing the long line and smelling the freshly baked bread, I just couldn’t help myself! The nail in the coffin was the sampler bread they put out, one sweet and the other savory. I recommend trying their sourdough bread, it is simple yet tasty and complements the coffee extremely well.

One eye-catching treat that I want to try next time is their Pop-Tarts. Nostalgic, colorful, what’s not to like? I’ll keep you posted after the next time that I go.

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