Great spot with usually a decently amount of parking if you time it right! I love that there are bathrooms as well. Beautiful beaches as you'd expect in the area! read more

Very clean! Life guard on duty, bathrooms, rinse off station, down the way from the island is less busy. Great for kids read more

John Beasley Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

John Beasley park was a quaint small beach but the bathrooms were very nice. We found this beach because our vacation hotel was too far away to walk to the beach so we drove looking for walk to the beach. We were thankful for the availability of this beach. It was hard to find a public beach and this was available. read more

John Beasley Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Beach park area located in the fort walton city of Florida. Me any my family were on our summer vacation to the Destin and fort Walton area and checked this area at night after eating at nearby rockin taco. It was night time when we came but it was very peaceful and clean beach. We splashed around the shore and played in the sand and the kids had a great time. Overall a really cool place to relax and have fun read more

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Beasley Park is Okaloosa Island famous beach park. It has a public car parking lot with free parking. The facility includes restrooms, shower after the beach, pavilion, beach access, and life guard. Why this park is one of the best in Florida. Because the sand is soft white sand. I am not talking about yellow sand that normally found at Florida beach. The sand is soft and white. Event at hot day, the sand doesn't feel it get heat up. Since it is the public facility, many tourists and local here. The water is clear and can be see through bottom. The white sand also help the visual condition. Sometimes the ice cream truck can be found at the parking lot because this is family beach with a lot of kid. Further East is Eglin beach which is private military beach which don't have access. This is the only one with parking lot for public. read more

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If you're coming here from the Atlanta area, you will be pleased to know there isn't a toll. Yaaaaas!!! My son and I had our fingers crossed when we entered the parking lot and pleasantly discovered that there was plenty of parking and there isn't a fee to park. Win Win again ! The beach has that nice white sugar looking color and I also liked how there wasn't a ton of sea moss or painful shells in the water. There's also a lot of small fish in the water.They are fast so good luck catching them with your hands. Since this beach is not too far from the base, you will see military planes flying above. There's a huge pelican that flies above you head and he'll occasionally take dips in the water. Enjoy! read more

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Beautiful beach, not too crowded with good facilities! Walked a little further down and had our own private beach all day!

Nice beach with easy access from parking lot to beach. We went on a Friday in June and it had people but not too many. Wooden picnic table area with some outdoor showers helped get the sand off and gave us some shade to have a snack. Restrooms needed to be serviced but they weren't terrible. read more

John Beasley Park - White soft sand and clear waters made my boys happy. - Parks Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Free beach with fine white sand and green/blue water. There is quite a bit of parking. There is a pier out into the water pretty close to this beach. There are pavillions with showers and restrooms. read more

It was a beautiful Sunday morning and we wanted to get some last minute beach time before we headed back to Georgia. This park was on our way before we drove through Destin and left the island completely. Parking was aplenty. We made our way up the wooden steps. The beach is quiet and only had a few other people out for their morning jogs or strolls, like us. I'm not sure how busy or heavy the traffic gets during the day, but it's a quiet place to spend some time if you're looking for some quick and easy sun, waves and sand. read more

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Love this beach. It is not too crowded, especially if you walk to the right away from the boardwalk. Water was clear. Lots of families. Everyone respected our space. Free parking. Bathrooms are not the cleanest but usable. Outside showers to rinse sand off. read more

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Beautiful beach, nice place for relaxing few hours or a day. There were at least 4 weddings going on during the few hours we were there, so obviously I'm not the only one thinking it's a lovely place. Bring the kids and some toys and have a beautiful day! read more

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Free, easily accessible parking, pavilions are usually available, beautiful beach. The only bad thing is the bathrooms are very poorly maintained and I mean BAD. read more

Wonderful park. Plenty of free parking. Clean restrooms and changing area. Outside showers and picnic area.

A great beach to spend the day. The facility has very clean restrooms. It has a snack bar. There are beach umbrellas and chairs available to rent. It's a very clean beach. The sand is clean and the water is clear. It faces the Gulf side. It may get pretty busy during the summer weekends. There was plenty of parking space and best of all it is FREE parking and FREE beach access. I'm not sure about lifeguards. read more

John Beasley Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

This beach access is good because there are recreational opportunities and everything you need for a beach day. There is a pavilion for cook outs and showers and changing rooms and restrooms. There is also a volleyball court and a playground. At The John Beasley Beach Park everyone can enjoy the sunshine and the pristine beach while swimming, sunbathing or adventuring out on the waters. read more

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This place was cool. Not that much to see. The bigger board walk with all the amazing fishing is down the road. read more

John Beasley Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

So, I actually love the beach itself - small, someone secluded and fairly quiet. However, the bathrooms are so completely disgusting. I simply went into one of the changing rooms as I was going elsewhere after the beach and even my flip-flops were grossed out. I got out of there as quickly as I could and wished I could shower after. So, if you just want fun, sand, and water, go for it. If you want a place with facilities that are not like being in a sewer, then go elsewhere. read more

I like this beach. It's right past the ookaloosa island area where that touristy trap is. It's almost easy to drive past it because its right where most cars speed up on the crazy long road towards Destin. Clean bathrooms, beautiful water, and fairly clean sands. Great photo spot too and its still close to the restaurants, hotels, and touristy stuff on that side of the island. Good sized parking lot, but no buses or RVs because its pretty narrow and not to much room for a large RV to move around in. read more

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What a beautiful beach. There is a nice beach pavilion with showers to rinse off, and some ok restrooms. There was a rental station renting chairs and umbrellas. The beach was free of litter, and the people on the beach were considerate of one another. A few surfers, and lots of families. One small group was surf fishing, but further east of the main area. Found lots of shells & parts of sand dollars. We found one whole sand dollar! read more

John Beasley Park - White sand, small crowd, rental chairs & umbrellas. Beautiful! - Parks Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Most beaches I have been to in NC and SC have had either paid parking or extremely limited parking available near public beach access. While vacationing in Ft Walton Beach I was really appreciative of this park. There is plenty of FREE parking, bathrooms, and outside showers to rinse off the sand before you leave. It's a little bit down the beach from the main hotel area so the beach is less crowded and peaceful. read more

Beautiful beach. There is a lot of restaurants you can walk up to, from beach. Along with restrooms. A very nice place to enjoy the beach, for free. read more

This is a lovely public beach. Admission and parking is free. They have two gazebos here with picnic benches and even outlets. They have public restrooms and showers. They also have a wonderful viewing deck so that you can look at the beach without getting sandy. They do let you host events here, but you have to make a reservation if it's over 50 people. This beach does tend to get a little crowded during spring break and summer so as a local I avoid it during those times. read more

This is a great spot to go and enjoy a beach that isn't very crowded. They have an ample amount of free parking. Three showers to use and a nice size, clean restroom. The sandy beach is nice and clean. You can enjoy a nice stroll and find some shells too if that is something you enjoy. Enjoy spending a day here when we are on vacation. read more

such a great park! easy to find and not too crowded even on holidays. the lifeguards are especially nice and helpful, Aziah Gudinez helped my friend and i in a time of need. very friendly and deserves great recognition. read more

We visited this park on July 4th after traveling 12 hours with my husband, son, and friend. The restrooms, pavilion, and showers were nice, however the beach itself had dead fish all along the shore line. My family had been to Destin the year before and loved the beach and did not experience any dead fish. This was a major turn off for us and my friend. It was her first time here and was defiantly a major turn off for her. Does anyone at the park ever pick up the fish. We only stayed for a half hour because of the nasty conditions on the beach. We will go elsewhere in the future. read more