If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many options within an eight-minute drive of Makaph Island. Wild Willy’s Adventure Zone is a fun family-friendly tourist attraction site with a miniature golf course, roller coaster rides, laser tags, go-karts, bumper boats, and an arcade. The marine park Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park features swimming with dolphins, and touch tanks – as well as sharks, rays, and dolphin shows. If you like fishing, Okaloosa Fishing Pier is a 1,262-feet long fishing pier that is known for birdwatching, diving, watching dolphins, sea turtles, herons, pelicans, sea urchins, crabs, and salmons. Another great attraction near Makaph Island is the Pensacola Museum of Art that is home to works of many 20th and 21st century artists including Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, and Kathe Kollwitz.