Pepper Beach Park is a nice beachside park in Port St Lucie county. It is next to the Navy Seal…read moremuseum which is certainly worth a visit as well. You'll find lots of parking here. The times SCW and I have been through here it's never been full. You'll also find restrooms, a kids playground, tennis courts and a baseball field. Of course the expected beach access as well. They have outdoor showers as well. Pepper Beach Park is a great Park along the A1A.

This is a 54 acre beach front park in Ft. Pierce. This park is named after long term democratic…read moreFlorida senator Claude Pepper who passed away in 1989. Pepper Park is located directly behind the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum. The Fort Pierce Amphibious Training Base opened here on Jan. 26, 1943 to train soldiers for WWII. This base trained the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Obstacles like the ones the Germans were placing to stop the Allied Forces during the war were put in the water off the shore of Ft. Pierce so boat drivers could practice eluding them and teams could practice blowing them up. At Omaha Beach one Fort Pierce based unit lost 33 men but were able to destroy 5 of the obstacles. More than 140,000 military personnel trained in St. Lucie County from 1943 to 1945, when at the time there were only 20,000 area residents. The objects remained in the water long after people started using the beach for recreation. Unfortunately some people were injured and in 1991 the government did a national cleanup of former military bases during which time the objects were removed and some were given to the SEAL Museum. This park is popular with snorkelers and divers because are several shallow nearshore reefs located less than 100 yards off the beach. Pepper park also the site of state's first underwater archaeological preserve, the Urca de Lima, which is located in about 20 feet of water. The shipwreck was discovered in 1928 by William J. Beach off of the coast of Ft. Pierce. Attempts to salvage the cargo yielded little except for one silver bar and cannons since the Spanish recovered most of the ships cargo in 1715. In 1985 and 1987 the wreck was mapped and in 1987 Florida's first archaeological underwater preserve opened. In 2001 the wreck was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Urca de Lima is featured in the Starz show Black Sails which was devised as a prequel to Treasure Island. Captain Flint buried the gold from the Urca de Lima on Treasure Island. Other park amenities include lifeguards on the beach, fishing, picnic pavilions with tables, grills, restrooms, and a playground shaped like a ship. There is so much history here and so much to enjoy and they don't even charge for parking. There is even overflow parking across the street. This is a great alternative if you don't want to pay the $6 entrance fee at the nearby Fort Pierce Inlet State Park.

Located on North Hutchinson Island, Round Island Beach Park offers recreation while also protecting…read morea historic site. This part of Florida has a lot of WWII history. You can see it all over in the parks named for key events or people who served in the war. During WWII the Germans were sinking ships in Atlantic shipping channels and hiding along the coast of Florida in their submarines. On May 5, 1942, German U-333 torpedoed and sunk the Java Arrow, a United States tanker eight miles off Fort Pierce. Two crew members were killed. A auxiliary volunteer Coast Guard rescued 22 survivors in a fishing boat but two other ships, the Amazone and the Halsey were hit by torpedoes off of Fort Pierce that same night. To protect the shore massive concrete tank traps with steel rails protruding were sunk offshore. The Fort Pierce Amphibious Training Base opened in Fort Pierce on Jan. 26, 1943 to train soldiers for WWII. Round Island became part of this base, a 19,000 acre military installation. The soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day were trained here. Obstacles like the ones the Germans were placing to stop the Allied Forces during the war were put in the water off the shore of Ft. Pierce so boat drivers could practice eluding them and teams could practice blowing them up. At Omaha Beach one Fort Pierce based unit lost 33 men but were able to destroy 5 of the obstacles. More than 140,000 military personnel trained in neighboring St. Lucie County from 1943 to 1945, when at the time there were only 20,000 area residents. The objects remained in the water long after people started using the beach for recreation. Unfortunately some people were injured and in 1991 the government did a national cleanup of former military bases during which time the objects were removed and some were given to the SEAL Museum created by long term democratic Florida senator Claude Pepper. At the museum you can learn more about the part Ft. Pierce played in WWII. You can still see some of the underwater obstacles used for training between the picnic pavilions and parking area along with interpretive signs. In addition to some amazing history, this beautiful 11.36 acre park has free parking, beach access, five picnic pavilions with tables and grills, a playground, shower, restrooms, and a walking trail in the park. Lifeguards are on duty between 9:10 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. daily. Along the beach are areas blocked off to protect sea turtle nests. Across the street is Round Island Riverside Park where you can launch a canoe or kayak on to the Indian River Lagoon where you can see dolphins and manatees. I really enjoyed my time at Round Island Beach Park with its clean beach, clear water, well-maintained facilities, quiet setting. and WWII history.

Pretty & safe beach area that's not too crowded but not deserted either. Lifeguard's, picnic…read moretables, showers & bathrooms for convenience. Even historical/informational areas of interest.

I'm in South Beach but it is not the famous art deco Miami one. This South Beach is a laid back…read morebeach park in Ft. Pierce. South Beach Park has a lot of free parking, a deck, picnic tables and pavilions with grill, and restrooms with showers. There weren't many people present and the beach has a very relaxed and secluded vibe. More people visit Jetty Beach Park north of here. South Beach is also known by locals for having the occasional bomb warhead off the beach. During WWII this area was used for military training by the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base that extended from Vero Beach to Jensen Beach. The military subsequently removed as many of the explosives as they could but even in 2022 military bombs used to train for the Normandy Beach invasion were still being discovered by people with metal detectors. Fortunately today you are more likely to discover a sea turtle nest on the beach rather than a bomb.

Great day swimming and jumping off the pier on the inlet! :)…read moreLots of people watching to do. Food, drink, smiles then a potential drowning rounded out the day! :/ Don't worry, the person we did not know was pulled out and walked away on his own. Making sure of your swimming capabilities is a must when walking out past the sandbar. No waves makes having small children an easygoing win. :)) You can trust me, this is the 5th boy I will raise up with help from my friends. ;D

My wife and I are a senior couple who live in the northeast and take one vacation a year in…read moreFebruary to escape the the winter cold that ravages our arthritis. We love the warmth of Florida's sunshine and were so looking forward to spending several hours a day on a lonely stretch of beach listening to nothing louder than the cry of a seagull. Unfortunately, the weather and Seahorse bungalows would come up short. Nobody's fault, but we had several cloudy, cool and windy days that kept us wrapped up in towels and sweatshirts or sitting on the porch at the bungalow. The inside of the bungalow was pretty much as pictured in the ads, but you've heard of the saying "lipstick on a pig". It fits this place. We had an extended stay so no daily cleaning. The first day we had to spend going into town and picking up cleaning supplies to wash windows and floors. The next day my wife tried to fill the dish detergent dispenser only to have the liquid spill out into the cabinet below. That's when she discovered our uninvited guest-mister roach. It took all of my powers of persuasion to convince her to come back inside and not cancel our stay. It's not easy to find a new location at the height of high season in Florida. Our disappointments continued when we tried to use some of the other amenities like our front porch, "garden" furniture and grill. The porches are all rotted and peeling, the bistro tables are covered with rust, the plastic Adirondack chairs are split and cracked, the netting on the hammock was torn as be be unusable, the grill had to be thoroughly cleaned before it could be used. Last, but not least, piles of construction debris are all around the property along with a dumpster and two huge storage trailers. Our last hope to have positive memories of our February 2025 vacation was that good customer service would make up for the short comings. I had several conversations with General Manager, Patricia Attridge before our arrival and she was polite and accomodating. She assured me that despite some minor renovations, I would not hear the noise nor notice the construction in any other way. She said she would be there from 8 to 4 everyday to insure our needs were met. You guessed it. Never saw her or anyone else other than the housekeeping person. Unless you have really low standards, I would avoid Seahorse Bungalows at any price. Check out the pictures-they don't lie!

I don't leave reviews but I feel the need to share my experience. We could not check in due to the…read moreroom not being cleaned. This room (#16) was not depicted on the website. I have never seen a room so small and the furniture was very poor. There was barely room for the small homemade style bed with a thin mattress that was 6" off the floor. There were wet towels on the floor and the bed was not made. There was a swarm of ants on the bathroom floor. The "Deluxe" room was very small with no windows. A mini fridge served as a night stand. We could not stay at the hotel and waited for a response from the hotel. We did not receive a response. There is not a representative on site. We returned home and requested a refund. The management has agreed to a partial refund. They did not even attempt to make this right. We weren't expecting the Waldorf but having a bed made and pests controlled isn't expecting too much. I'm sure that there are many happy customers but I felt the need to share this so you can see how the management operates this business. If you choose to stay here you will know what could happen. I hope that they get this fixed. I feel horrible posting this but the treatment by the management has left me no option. Very poor customer service. We really felt unimportant and mistreated.

We visited this park today to take part in the get up and go kayaking, we had a great tour guide…read moreTod, who was very friendly and a wealth of knowledge about different mangroves as well as many other very interesting facts about Florida wildlife, plant life and the inlet systems. There is a lot to see, and it's a great time to explore and bond with your group, get up and go is a franchise so check and see if they are in your area! Great way to get outdoors and explore! Hope to do this again one day!

Loved this beautiful park with the beach and water views. Have an annual state park pass so took…read moreadvantage of visiting the Fort Pierce State Park. Well worth it.

This is a place of peace especially if you get there early-early. It's a beautiful way to catch a…read moresunrise too.

Great waterfront park with a nice sandy beach, with plenty of areas for fishing and viewing boat…read moretravel in and out of the channel. There is a lot of wildlife -- pelicans and other sea birds - to watch. There is a long, paved walkway that runs along the channel - quite a ways out into the ocean. This is an area were you can spend a 1/2 hour or the better part of a day. There are picnic areas plus a number of restaurants within walking distance.

This is a beach access park on the north side of Hutchinson Island. It is across the street from…read moreQueen's Island Preserve, the site of an ancient fishing camp. I love the beaches on Hutchinson Island but the low rating is because there is no parking. Only locals can enjoy this unspoiled oasis. Possibly you can park at the Queen's Island Park Preserve across the street but it would be a hike with your beach stuff. There are signs prohibiting parking on the shoulder of the road. Another drawback to this beach are there no amenities but if you are looking for wide, white sandy beaches with few to no people, this beach is ideal. If you have a vehicle there a number of better beach parks just north with free and low cost parking, picnic pavilions, and restrooms. These include Avalon State Park with a $2 honor system parking and Round Island Beach Park with free parking and a playground. I am fine with leaving this beach to the locals and sea turtles.

We had a great afternoon on the water! We enjoyed coasting through the mangrove trees and watching…read morethe crabs. Unfortunately there were a few couples on the tour that did not do a good job of maneuvering the kayak even with practice so that was aggravating but it does not take away from the guides and the scenery around us.

Great tour of the mangroves! I learned a lot about the mangroves and ecology. Definitely would go…read moreagain.