Dune Allen Beach Access

Located in the western end of the city of Santa Rosa Beach, Dune Allen Beach Access is a long beach with sugar-white sand and nearby flora including palm trees, sea oats, and sea grapes. The beach offers amazing Instagram-worthy pictures of the North-western Florida shoreline. 

Dune Allen Beach Access has many amenities including lifeguards, ATMs, barbeque facilities, picnic shelters, and restrooms. Dogs are allowed on the Dune Allen Beach Access if they are on a leash, and the beach is open from sunrise until sunset. 

Dune Allen Beach Access offers many fun activities including fishing, biking, hiking, scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, sailing, paddle-boarding, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and jet-skiing. In addition, this beach is ideal for windsurfing due to its frequently windy weather. If you are planning to go in the water near the beach, we recommend you to be careful as the water here is known to have rip currents. Depending on the time of the year, visitors can spot dolphins and sea turtles. Dune Allen Beach Access is perfect for nature lovers and those seeking a tranquil beach experience.

Getting to Dune Allen Beach Access is easy – the access trail to the beach is present near 5999 County Road 30A. Once you arrive, there’s a free parking area with 18 parking spots, bike racks, and golf cart parking – and from there you’ll find an access trail that leads to the beach.  

There are many attractions near Dune Allen Beach Access. HarborWalk Village is a waterfront entertainment destination that offers many fun activities including paddle-boarding, kayaking, jet-ski, parasailing, glass-bottom boat tours, pirate-ship excursions, and dolphin cruises. In addition, HarborWalk Village hosts live music shows, firework shows, and a shopping arcade with many restaurants. Jolee Island Nature Park is a family park that offers several amenities including serene nature trails, picnic shelters, and a playground that features swings, a pirate boat, playhouses, and treehouses. If you are looking for another attraction near Dune Allen Beach Access, Rainforest Black Light Golf & Arcade is a rainforest-themed adventure park that offers many fun activities including an indoor black-light mini-golf course, and indoor games arcade.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Dune Allen Beach Access. Stinky’s Fish Camp is an upscale waterfront restaurant that offers live music performances and serves incredible seafood, meat dishes, steak, salads, soups, sandwiches, burgers, fish tacos, quesadillas, and desserts and it also offers gluten-free and vegetarian food options. Pizza by the Sea at Gulf Place serves amazing pizzas, sandwiches, pastas, and also offers gluten-free and dairy-free dishes. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Dune Allen Beach Access, modestly priced Pedro’s Cantina Grill is a Mexican cuisine restaurant that serves enchiladas, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, and salads.

If you are looking for a hotel near Dune Allen Beach access, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is 11 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, a spa, tennis courts, four golf courses, a restaurant, biking trails, and hiking trails. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard offers many amenities including a fitness center, an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a barbeque facility, a restaurant, and a complimentary breakfast. As another moderately priced option, the 3-Star Hyatt Place Sandestin/ At Grand Boulevard offers many amenities including a golf course, a fitness center, an outdoor pool, a business center, and a complimentary breakfast. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Dune Allen Beach Access, the modestly priced 2-Star Holiday Inn Express & Suites Destin E- Commons Mall Area, an IHG Hotel offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a business center, a restaurant, and a complimentary breakfast.