Top Family-Friendly Beaches in Pensacola Beach, Florida
Located in Santa Rosa Island, Langdon Beach is a large beach with white sand and sparse vegetation that is part of a larger national park named Gulf Islands National Seashore. The beach is situated near a 19th-century military structure named Fort Pickens, which was one of the only four forts in the Southern United States that were under Union control throughout the American Civil War. As an interesting fact, this beach is named after Loomis L. Langdon, who was one of the commanders of Fort Pickens. A gun battery named after Loomis L. Langdon is also present near this beach.
Located near the city of Pensacola, Casino Beach - also known as Pensacola Main Beach - is a large beach with white sand and sea grass. This beach is situated in an oceanfront resort city also named Pensacola Beach on an island named Santa Rosa Island. As an interesting fact, the beach received its name (Casino Beach) as a casino was originally present around the beach. Casino Beach also has a 1,471 feet long pier named Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier (also known as Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier).
Located in the community of Pensacola Beach, Quietwater Beach - also known as QuietWater Beach, Mom’s Beach, and Quiet Water Beach - is a narrow white sand beach. This beach is situated along the shores of the Santa Rosa Sound on the northern portion of the Santa Rosa Island. The beach spans between the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk – also known as the Portofino Boardwalk and the Quietwater Beach Boardwalk – and the Pensacola Beach Bridge toll booth. Quietwater Beach has multiple piers. This beach is named Quietwater Beach apparently due to the calm or "quiet" water present near it, as compared to the rougher water found near other beaches of Pensacola Beach. The area near this beach also has an amphitheater, along with a sculpture of a seashell that is also known as "The Shell."
