how's the water on cape san blas

[fonesy]

Have some friends trying to get me to go to Cape San Blas for a week next year. We've never been. How's the water there. Is the sand and water the same as in SoWal?

 

[DD]

I'll let others comment on the sand/water. But I have to say, it's one of the best places I've been!! Love it!!

 

[tailwagger]

Sometimes it is very clear at other times it can be murky from the Appalachicola river and bay. If you are way out on the cape it is usually clear and the beaches are very nice.If SoWal is too hectic for you then you will probabbly love it.

 

[iwishiwasthere]

We vacationed there and loved it. Beautiful water and beach. Not a populated as SoWal, so if you like dining out options are limited. We returned to Seacrest/Seagrove as it is our favorite area.

 

[DD]

I liked the remoteness, but I can see where it wouldn't be everyone's cuppa tea. I'd move there in a second though.

 

[Teresa]

I liked the remoteness, but I can see where it wouldn't be everyone's cuppa tea. I'd move there in a second though.

I'm with you. I could definitely live there. Well, I would probably live in Indian Pass, nearby.

The sand and water not quite the same as SoWal as far as pristine, clear, etc. But, it has its own kind of beauty. Plus, there are few people along the beaches... dogs still allowed, bonfires are fine with no permit required... you can drive along the beach with a permit but there are few people or cars out there. I've seen several golf cart or 4 wheeler type vehicles carting people on the beach. Lots of fishing in the gulf and bay areas.

It seems like a big preserve, still remote with much natural beauty - there are plenty of houses/condos but built respectfully back from the beach, preserving dune lines. St Joseph's State Park at the tip of San Blas is one of our favorite parks in the State of Florida.

Shop at the Piggly Wiggly in Port St Joe on your way in and buy all the food you need. Dining out in Apalachicola and Port St Joe is always fun, if not all that convenient. The restaurants are wonderful. And shopping in Apalach - the BEST!

 

[gmarc]

for me and my family i like sowal much better.its much more remote than sowal. what i didn't like about cape san blase were the hunreds of dead looking pine trees on the beach. to me there was very little beach area as the water seemed to come all the way up. i can see were many people would love it

 

[ktschris]

I really loved Cape San Blas. I thought the beach was beautiful and it is very quiet there! The houses we rented were huge and very affordable. The only bad experience we had was at night when the mosquitos/biting flies came out. If our rental would have had a screened in porch it would have been perfect, but as it was, we couldn't sit outside or walk the beach at night.

 

[Teresa]

photo taken at Indian Pass Raw Bar, front porch, tonight by our good friend, Jenny E., staying there this week..

 

[DD]

photo taken at Indian Pass Raw Bar, front porch, tonight by our good friend, Jenny E., staying there this week..

Wish I was there!!