East Perdido Key State Park

Located in the city of Pensacola, East Perdido Key State Park is a beachfront park with a white sand beach. The park's beach features undulating dunes covered in sea oats and is popular among swimmers.

Although East Perdido Key State Park does not have lifeguards, it offers many other amenities including restrooms, showers, water fountains, and picnic tables. Dogs are not permitted in the park.

The park offers many fun activities including swimming, surfing, beachcombing, and sunbathing.

Getting to East Perdido Key State Park is easy. It is located at 15301 Perdido Key Drive. There is a parking lot near the main entrance, and the beach is easily accessible via a boardwalk.

There are many attractions within a 30-minute drive of Äô drive of East Perdido Key State Park. The National Naval Aviation Museum is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola. The museum is dedicated to naval aviation history, particularly the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard. The museum exhibits more than 150 aircraft and spacecraft including four former Blue Angels A-4 Skyhawks, the Curtiss NC-4, U. S. Coast Guard helicopters, biplanes, a K-47 Airship control gondola and tail fin, and the S-3 Viking. Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum features a 150ft lighthouse built in 1858. The Keeper’s Quarters of the Pensacola Light Station exhibits replica lenses that illustrate the functionality of various lighting techniques and other artifacts related to the history of the lighthouse, maritime, and Coast Guard. Pensacola Museum of Art was founded in 1954 and exhibits 20th and 21st century works by renowned artists such as Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Leonard Baskin, Salvador Dali, Thomas Hart Benton, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Kathe Kollwitz. If you are looking for another attraction near East Perdido Key State Park, Fort Barrancas is a military fort and National Historic Landmark. Located on the hill, the ancient Spanish fort was rebuilt and considerably enlarged in brick. Following World War II, the United States Army deactivated Fort Barrancas on April 15, 1947, due to changing requirements.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within 30 minutes of East Perdido Key State Park. The Melting Pot of Pensacola is an upscale fondue restaurant that serves Wisconsin cheddar, spinach artichoke, and garden pot fondue. Angelena's Ristorante Italiano is an upscale Italian restaurant that serves formaggi, beef tartare, chicken parm, and spaghetti & meatballs. The Oar House is known for its seafood and serves key largo shrimp, calamari, grilled mahi-mahi, and grouper poboy. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near East Perdido Key State Park, Jaco's Bayfront Bar & Grille is an oceanfront restaurant that serves calamari trio, filet mignon, seared salmon, and scallop risotto.

If you are looking for a hotel near East Perdido Key State Park, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Beach Club Resort & Spa is 50 minutes away and offers many amenities including indoor and outdoor pools, a gym, a spa, and a fitness center. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Hilton Pensacola Beach, which is 45 minutes away and offers outdoor pools, restaurants, and a fitness center. As another affordable option, Holiday Inn Pensacola - University Area, an IHG Hotel is 40 minutes away and offers a heated outdoor pool, an American restaurant, laundry facilities, and a fitness center. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near East Perdido Key State Park, Days Inn by Wyndham Pensacola - Historic Downtown offers an outdoor pool, a Mexican restaurant, a fitness center, and complimentary breakfast.