Mexico Beach

[SHELLY]

As I recall, Dr Beach declared Cape San Blas as the #1 beach in the US in 2002...and all the tourist centers, developers (especially JOE), and realtors from there to Destin were using that as their main marketing catchphrase in their sales pitches and glossy brochures... What's up with that? Now that there's no money to be made has it reverted to a swamp?

http://goflorida.about.com/cs/floridabeaches/a/beach_top2002.htm

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[DD]

I've been that way a couple of times on a day trip from FWB. I thought Mexico Beach was pretty cool, along with CSB, SGI, and Apalachicola. To me, it DOES seem like what the "Old Florida" of my imagination would have been like. It does have a different feel than SoWal, but I don't think they're trying to be like SoWal. CSB is definitely an area I would like to stay and explore someday.

 

[rdelong43065]

I enjoy the laid back feeling of Mexico Beach. Yes, it is not SoWal, but why should it be? There is a nice small town feel there. The beach access is easy and the pier is fun as well. My avatar photo is from Mexico Beach.

 

[Paula]

I enjoy the laid back feeling of Mexico Beach. Yes, it is not SoWal, but why should it be? There is a nice small town feel there. The beach access is easy and the pier is fun as well. My avatar photo is from Mexico Beach.

If I want to take a day trip from SoWal sometime, how long does it take to get there (and how do we get there) and where is the best shelling. We love shelling and wish we had more in SoWal (there were plenty of shells after hurricane Ivan but I think the sandbars keep them from coming to shore on SoWal Beaches today). Thanks.

 

[scooterbug44]

The thread was started because someone specifically wanted a comparison between Sowal and Mexico Beach. People weren't saying they were too good for Mexico Beach, they were giving a comparison and I didn't notice any rude or disparaging comments.

 

[gardening1970]

The drive is about an hour. 98 East from 30A passes through Panama City Beach, Panama City, Parker, another small place or two knitted to PC, Tyndall Air Force Base and into Mexico Beach, where it runs along the beach. Shelling all along there and toward St. Joe Bay should be good.

Great shelling is out on Cape San Blas, which is the peninsula creating St. Joe Bay and visible across the gulf from Mexico Beach. It is another 25 miles out to the state park (down another Hwy 30A). Worth the drive while you're there.

 

[gardening1970]

My avitar photo is from St. Joe Bay.

 

[Lady D]

I enjoy the laid back feeling of Mexico Beach. Yes, it is not SoWal, but why should it be? There is a nice small town feel there. The beach access is easy and the pier is fun as well. My avatar photo is from Mexico Beach.

I agree. My husband and I have driven over to Mexico Beach a couple of times from PC Beach, they still have the mom and pop type hotels there and it is not very crowded. I thought their beaches looked very nice and the times we saw their water it appeared to me to be the same emerald color. However, I do agree that they do not have near the things to do as I don't think they have guided waverunner tours and such, nor do they have the beach stores as PC Beach does, nor the restaurants Sowal and PC Beach have.

However, I love the homes built on stilts. Reminds me of my growing up days of going to Long Beach, NC and staying in a beach house on stilts. I could easily stay in Mexico Beach. We would just have to go to PC Beach for our entertainment. I wasn't aware they had a pier though but would go out on it.

I cannot wait until my vacation the end of August.

 

[wallymom]

The thread was started because someone specifically wanted a comparison between Sowal and Mexico Beach. People weren't saying they were too good for Mexico Beach, they were giving a comparison and I didn't notice any rude or disparaging comments.

Thanks for your reply Scooter. I think we were all just giving an opinion without being disparaging...but seems someone else WAS being disparaging about Alys Beach, Rosemary, etc.

 

[Paula]

The drive is about an hour. 98 East from 30A passes through Panama City Beach, Panama City, Parker, another small place or two knitted to PC, Tyndall Air Force Base and into Mexico Beach, where it runs along the beach. Shelling all along there and toward St. Joe Bay should be good.

Great shelling is out on Cape San Blas, which is the peninsula creating St. Joe Bay and visible across the gulf from Mexico Beach. It is another 25 miles out to the state park (down another Hwy 30A). Worth the drive while you're there.

Thanks and this is very helpful.