Panama City Beach and the Emerald Coast
Ever wonder why our beaches stay so clean & powdery
white? The legendary pure white sand of Panama City Beach
is attributed to quartz crystals washing down from the Appalachian
Mountains centuries ago. Along their journey, the crystals
were bleached, ground, smoothed, and polished. The surf
and tides of the Gulf of Mexico is responsible for depositing
these millions of grains of sugar-white sand onto the pristine
shoreline….the result of this rigorous process is
the beautiful, renowned beaches of Panama City Beach.
- Panama City Beach weather is sub-tropical, with a year-round
temperature averaging 74 degrees, which means heavenly
conditions for those enjoying Panama City Beach travel.
- St. Andrews State Park has been named the #2 Beach
in America by Trip Advisor. The 1,260 acre park has
forests, sand dunes covered with sea oats, fresh and
saltwater marshes, a lagoon swimming area, fishing
jetties, hiking trails, 1.5 miles of beach and two
campgrounds.
- Panama City Beach has many nicknames, including
“The World’s Most Beautiful Beaches”,
“The Beach Lover’s Beach”, “The
Beach That Fun Built” among others.
- Panama City Beach is bordered on either side by
State Parks: St. Andrews and Camp Helen.
- Russell Fields Pier opened on July 4, 2009 across
from Pier Park, and has the title of longest pier
on the Gulf Coast at 1,600 feet.
- Panama City Beach is known as the Seafood Capital
of the South.
- The city is also known as the Wreck Capital of
the South due to the large number of historic wrecks
for scuba divers to explore.
- Panama City Beach is home to one of the country’s
largest sport fishing fleets.
- The area boasts one of the highest concentrations
of bottlenose dolphins in the world, one of the many
reasons Panama City Beach travel is so popular.
- The new Northwest Florida Beaches International
Airport opened in May 2010 in Panama City Beach Florida.
For more about the airport, click here.
- Panama City Beach fishing is world famous, and
fisherman can troll for multiple varieties of fish
in our waters, including Blue Marlin, Red Snapper,
Mackerel, Trout, Pompano and Cobia.
- A community-coordinated project with Panama City
Marine Institute led to the development of 50 artificial
reefs off Panama City Beach. The natural reefs range
in depth from 80 to 100 feet and are just a few miles
offshore. These reefs range in height from three to
eight feet and are teeming with sea life, including
small corals and colorful sponges.
- The Intercoastal Waterway runs through St. Andrews
Bay.Florida Ironman Triathlon has been held here since
1999.
- Home to the only deepwater diving museum in the
U.S., the Museum of Man in the Sea.
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