Okaloosa Island is a regionally used term for a small section of larger Santa Rosa Island located in Okaloosa County, Florida. Okaloosa Island is home to hundreds of residential homes, high rise condominiums and major hotels and motels. The area is unincorporated and uses Fort Walton Beach as a mailing address but it is not actually part of that city. The island is part of Florida's Emerald Coast and features spectactular sugar-white sand beaches.
Okaloosa Island is connected to Fort Walton Beach via the Brooks Bridge and to Destin, Florida via the Destin Bridge. Both 4-lane bridges are part of U.S. Highway 98. The island is surrounded by water with Santa Rosa Sound and Choctawhatchee Bay to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. The other major thoroughfare on Okaloosa Island is Santa Rosa Blvd. One unit of the Gulf Islands National Seashore is located on the island.
All of Santa Rosa Island that is in Okaloosa County is generally considered "Okaloosa Island" except for land owned and used by Eglin Air Force Base. Okaloosa Island is the Gulf front beach community of Fort Walton Beach, FL. Located between Fort Walton Beach and Destin. Okaloosa Island is famous for long sugar white sand beaches and emerald green water and is considered the best overall beach experience in the Destin area. Come take a stroll on the Okaloosa Island beaches, play in the surf, fish from the Okaloosa Island Pier or stroll on the boardwalk. Okaloosa Island has plenty of hotels, condominium rentals, family restaurants, shopping and nightly entertainment.
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St Pete Beach Attractions and Activities
Activities & Attractions
Okaloosa Island Fishing
Okaloosa Island / Fort Walton Beach, Florida Fishing Pier
Gulfarium Okaloosa Island: Performances by trained dolphins, sea lion shows; marine life exhibits or participate in our Dolphin Interaction Program where you get in the water with one of our Pantropical Spotted dolphins named Kiwi!
Beach shopping: Destin Snorkel: Fun for the entire Family! Watch for dolphins on a scenic ride and explore the area's premier snorkeling sites.
Kokomo Snorkeling: Kokomo Snorkeling was the first snorkel tour business in the beautiful Emerald Coast. Our snorkel equipment is sanitized and we always have a life guard on duty.
Waterscape #208 A: Enjoy a great full Gulf view from this charming 2nd floor two bedroom Fort Walton Beach.
Okaloosa Island Boardwalk
The Boardwalk itself is an entertainment complex with clubs and restaurants, but its beaches are expansive.
John Beasley Wayside Park: Few yards from the Okaloosa Boardwalk, this public park grants convenient access to the beach and offers free parking as well.
Events & Festivals
Show Choir Snowbirds Show, Feb 20, 2009
Red, Hot and Blue Missouri's #1 show, Feb 26, 2009
Home & Garden Show, March 04-06, 2009
NW Florida Symphony Guild International Food & Wine Tasting Gala, Feb 20, 2009
Florida is a diverse state with beautiful beaches, grand resorts, exciting theme parks, island getaways, and sophisticated cities. Inland or coastal, indoors or out, for vacation or forever, the Sunshine State has a time and a place for everyone. The mention of beaches and such riches brings to mind only Florida – the sunshine state – where there is no shortage of exquisite sun-kissed beaches or of charming beachfront and oceanfront vacation homes. The beaches of Florida are not limited to just the coastline of the mainland; there are a large number of barrier islands as well. So, vacationers seeking a beach break in Florida can choose from the beachfront vacation homes on the Atlantic coast, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, or on the shores fronting the Intracoastal Waterways.
