Highland View Beach(Highland View Boat Ramp)

Located in the city of Port St. Joe, Highland View Park is a recreational park that has an unnamed nearby white-sand beach. This beach is also known as Highland View Park Beach and Highland View Beach. Coastal vegetation is present around this beach. An overpass bridge also passes above this beach - this overpass bridge is a part of United States Highway 98. The Gulf County Canal flows into the St. Joseph Bay near this beach. 

Although the beach near Highland View Park does not have lifeguards, it has a few other amenities including a boat ramp, picnic tables, and restrooms. 

Highland View Park and the beach near it offer many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, swimming, fishing, paddle-boarding, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, boating, picnicking, and parasailing. If you are planning to enter the water near Highland View Park, we recommend being careful as it is known to have unpredictable rip currents. The beach near Highland View Park is also a great fishing spot and you can catch many kinds of fish here. However, if you are planning to fish in the water near Highland View Park, please make sure that you follow the local fishing regulations. The beach near Highland View Park offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the St. Joseph Bay, especially during sunsets.

Getting to Highland View Park is easy - the park is located near 110 Angel Fish Street, where a parking lot is also available. 

There are many attractions near Highland View Park. Cape San Blas Lighthouse is a 19th-century lighthouse that offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of St. Joseph Bay. In addition, the Keepers’ Quarters near this lighthouse have interesting historical exhibits along with a gift shop. Frank Pate Park is a recreational park that offers many amenities including a boat launching facility, with a center dock, a pier (which is a popular photography spot), a playground with a pirate ship-themed gym, a pavilion with picnic tables, swings, restrooms, a tennis court with lighting, and benches (which are present under oak trees). If you are looking for another attraction near Highland View Park, Veterans Memorial Park at Beacon Hill (also known as Veterans Memorial Park of Beacon Hill) is a waterfront recreational park that has an amphitheater, pickleball courts, a large dog park, and multiple playgrounds. The park will soon also have a walkway named the Honor Walk, whose centerpiece will be a lighted American flag sitting atop a 70-feet tall pole. 

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Highland View Park. Uptown Raw Bar & Grill serves amazing salads, soups, seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, and tacos.  Joe Mama's Wood Fired Kitchen is known for serving amazing pizzas, seafood, sandwiches, salads, and breakfast dishes. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Highland View Park, Sister’s Restaurant serves excellent American dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner including seafood, pastas, meatloaf, and mashed potatoes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Highland View Park, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Grand Panama Beach Resort by Emerald View Resorts is an hour-and-10 minute drive away and offers many amenities including a pool with a sundeck, a children’s pool, a tiki bar, an exercise room, a hot tub, and multiple restaurants. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Cape San Blas Inn which is a 25-minute drive away and offers many amenities including a private dock, a hot tub, a DVD library, loaner facility for kayaks, canoes, and bikes, and complimentary breakfast. As another moderately priced hotel, The Port Inn And Cottages, Ascend Hotel Collection offers many amenities including a lounge/bar, a pool, and a bike rental facility. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Highland View Park, the 2-Star Mainstay Suites offers many amenities including a fitness room, a pool, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and complimentary continental breakfast.