Esther Street Park(New Smyrna Beach)

Also known as Ester Park - is a park that has a white-sand beach with nearby palm trees and beach grasses. 

Although Esther Street Beachfront Park has a lifeguard tower, it is important to note that a lifeguard may not be permanently deployed here. Esther Street Beachfront Park has many other amenities including a playground, pavilions, picnic areas, a boardwalk, fire rings, restrooms, and volleyball courts (available on a seasonal basis). Dogs are not allowed in Esther Street Beachfront Park. 

Esther Street Beachfront Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beach-driving, beachcombing, picnicking, wildlife watching, volleyball, fishing, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, boating, wakeboarding, and parasailing. If you are a beginner surfer, Surfin' NSB LLC offers interesting surfing lessons in Esther Street Beachfront Park. However, if you are planning to enter the water near Esther Street Beachfront Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents. It is also important to note that Volusia County authorities may seasonally restrict surfing in the water near Esther Street Beachfront Park (usually between the Saturday before Memorial Day in late May through Labor Day in September). If you are planning to surf in the water near Esther Street Beachfront Park, we recommend visiting the "Surf zones" webpage Volusia County’s website for more information regarding the local surfing regulations. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Esther Street Beachfront Park including dolphins and sea turtles. If you like birdwatching, you can view many kinds of birds around Esther Street Beachfront Park. If you are planning to fish in the water near Esther Street Beachfront Park, we recommend following the local fishing regulations. The bonfire ring present in Esther Street Beachfront Park offers an amazing oceanfront bonfire session. If you are planning to organize a bonfire in Esther Street Beachfront Park, you can visit Volusia County’s website for more information regarding fire ring use regulations. Driving your vehicle on the beach in Esther Street Beachfront Park is allowed. However, if you are planning to drive in Esther Street Beachfront Park, please make sure that you adhere to the 10 miles-per-hour speed limit. In addition, we also recommend visiting Volusia County’s official website for more information regarding the local beach-driving regulations. 

Getting to Esther Street Beachfront Park is easy - the park is present near 551 Esther Street, where a parking lot is also present nearby. It is important to note that non Volusia County residents have to pay a fee to park in Esther Street Beachfront Park. 

There are many attractions near Esther Street Beachfront Park. Smyrna Dunes Park is a 184-acre waterfront recreational park which has many amenities including a boardwalk, a pier, restrooms, picnic areas, and observation areas that offer amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian River, and the Ponce de Leon inlet. Riverside Park is an eight-acre park which has many amenities including a fishing pier, walking paths, a streamside boardwalk, a playground, a gazebo, picnic area, restrooms, and walking and biking trails. This popular recreational park offers many amenities including art festivals and summer concert series. If you are looking for another attraction near Esther Street Beachfront Park, New Smyrna Museum of History has a variety of interesting exhibits about local history.  

If you get hungry there are many great restaurants near Esther Street Beachfront Park. The Garlic is an upscale Italian restaurant which offers a beautifully landscaped garden and it has a collection of artworks made from recycled objects. The restaurant also serves delicious pastas, seafood, salads, steaks, and burgers and it also hosts live music performances. The Breakers Restaurant is a waterfront restaurant that is set in a brightly painted building and it is famous for serving excellent burgers. The restaurant also serves delicious dishes for lunch and dinner including seafood, poultry dishes, salads, and chicken wings and it has also been praised by the Orlando Weekly newspaper. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Esther Street Beachfront Park, Pappas Drive In Family Restaurant is famous for its outstanding fried chicken and burgers. In addition, the restaurant also serves amazing breakfast dishes, sandwiches, steaks, salads, pastas, seafood, and chicken dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Esther Street Beachfront Park, there are many great nearby options. The 4-Star The Salty Mermaid Oceanfront Hotel offers many amenities including a furnished terrace with firepit, golf cart/ bike rental facilities, and private sunbathing cabanas. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star SpringHill Suites by Marriott New Smyrna Beach which offers many amenities including a pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, and complimentary breakfast. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Esther Street Beachfront Park, the 2-Star Hampton Inn New Smyrna Beach offers many amenities including a fitness center, a saltwater pool, a coin-operated laundry, complimentary breakfast, and weekday breakfast bags.