What Is There to Do in Navarre, FL?

Start on Navarre Beach: walk or fish the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, which runs 1,545 feet into the Gulf, snorkel the artificial reefs at Navarre Beach Marine Park, and visit the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center across the street from the beach. Check hours and conditions before you go.

Vivian Corwin is a bilingual Realtor and Military Relocation Professional with IXL Real Estate Florida in Pensacola, FL, helping military and relocating families buy and sell homes across Pensacola, Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre.

It's a public pier that runs 1,545 feet into the Gulf. It was rebuilt in 2010 after the original was destroyed. Signs on the pier post safe fishing guidelines to protect sea turtles, birds and dolphins.

• The marine sanctuary. Artificial reefs about 340 feet offshore, for snorkeling in calm conditions.
• A dune boardwalk. About a quarter mile, elevated over the dunes.
• Access on two waters. Points on both the Gulf side and the Santa Rosa Sound side.

My post on beaches with lifeguards and calm water covers lifeguards and the flag colors.

It's an education center at 8740 Gulf Boulevard, across the street from the beach, and it's home to a resident green sea turtle. It also lends beach wheelchairs, with a reservation at least 24 hours ahead. Check its current hours before you go.

1. Check the conditions. Wind and waves decide whether snorkeling makes sense.
2. Start early in summer. Parking fills on weekends.
3. Pick pier, reef or both.
4. Add the turtle center. Check hours first.

• Snorkeling in rough water. Wait for a calm day.
• Arriving late on a weekend. Parking fills.
• Skipping the hours check. Hours change with the season.
• Forgetting the drive. Highway 98 traffic matters if you'll do it daily.

Here's an example of how I lay out the steps. It shows the process, and it isn't a real client's story.

• Your routine. Beach weekends, and a weekday commute.
• The map. Where the home sits relative to Highway 98.
• The home. Roof, flood zone and insurance, checked closely.

My page on Navarre covers the area, and my post on the bridges you'll cross helps with the drive.

How long is the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier?

It runs 1,545 feet into the Gulf.

Can you snorkel at Navarre Beach?

Yes. Navarre Beach Marine Park has artificial reefs about 340 feet offshore. Go on a calm day.

Where is the sea turtle center?

The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center is at 8740 Gulf Boulevard, across the street from the beach.

Are beach wheelchairs available at Navarre Beach?

Yes. The sea turtle center lends them with a reservation at least 24 hours ahead.

Vivian Corwin is a bilingual Realtor and Military Relocation Professional with IXL Real Estate Florida in Pensacola, FL, helping military and relocating families buy and sell homes across Pensacola, Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre. Let's talk about your goals and your timeline. I'll walk you through it before you decide anything.

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