Bay Bluffs Park(Bay Bluffs Park Beach)

Located in Pensacola, Bay Bluffs Park - also known as Bay Bluffs Preserve and Pensacola Scenic Bay Bluffs Preserve - is a 42-acre preserve that has a small unnamed light-brown sand beach with some pebbly portions. This beach is also known as Bay Bluffs Park Beach. This beach is situated below oceanfront bluffs. A rocky seawall is present near the beach in Bay Bluffs Park. A railroad also passes near this beach. The beach in Bay Bluffs Park does not have lifeguards. 

However, the area around the beach has many amenities including boardwalks, hiking trails, picnic areas, and benches.

Bay Bluffs Park offers many fun activities including beachcombing, fishing, sunbathing, hiking, picnicking, and wildlife watching. The preserve offers a great way to explore the beautiful Escambia County landscape. Visitors can also explore the unique and beautiful red clay bluffs present in this preserve. The clay found in this preserve has been used by local brickyards for making bricks since the mid-18th century.  The blufftop areas in this preserve also offer amazing Instagram-worthy views of Escambia Bay. If you are planning to fish in the water near Bay Bluffs Park, please make sure that you follow the local fishing regulations.

Getting to Bay Bluffs Park is easy - the preserve is present near 3400 Scenic Highway, where a free parking lot is also available. You can easily walk to the beach from the parking lot. However, we recommend being careful while accessing this beach as walking to this beach requires crossing a railroad.

There are many attractions near Bay Bluffs Park. Escape Zone 60 offers a variety of fun and challenging escape zone puzzles. The Graffiti Bridge is an old railway bridge that has exquisite graffiti artwork, making it a popular local landmark. If you are looking for another attraction near Bay Bluffs Park, Uncle Sandy’s Macaw Bird Park is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of parrots and other avian species. This park has an interesting variety of parrots along with other kinds of birds.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Bay Bluffs Park. Jackson’s Steakhouse is set in a building dating back to the 19th century. In addition, this restaurant serves excellent steaks and seafood and it has also been awarded Wine Spectator magazine’s Award Of Excellence and Florida Trend magazine’s Golden Spoon Award. George Bistro + Bar offers excellent gourmet dishes which exhibit culinary influences from the Southern United States and Europe.  The restaurant also has elegant decor. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Bay Bluffs Park, Sky’s Pizza Pie is known for serving a variety of excellent pizzas. In addition, the restaurant serves amazing salads, calzones, strombolis, and submarine sandwiches.

If you are looking for a hotel near Bay Bluffs Park, there are many great nearby options. The 4-star Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport offers many amenities including a fitness center, a coffee/cocktail bar, a pool, and a 24/7 market cafe. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Hampton Inn Pensacola-Airport (Cordova Mall Area) which offers many amenities including a patio, a fitness center, a pool, complimentary airport shuttle service, and complimentary breakfast and weekday breakfast bags. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Bay Bluffs Park, the 2-Star Quality Inn & Suites Pensacola Bayview offers many amenities including a courtyard, a pool, an exercise room, a piano bar, and complimentary breakfast.