Watercolor Beach(Van Ness Butler Junior)

Watercolor Beach has many amenities including lifeguards, restrooms, showers, and ATMs. Dogs are allowed on the beach if they are on a leash, and the beach is open from sunrise to sunset. Watercolor Beach offers several fun activities including hiking, canoeing, paddle boarding, scuba diving, surfing, and swimming. 

There are many attractions near Watercolor Beach. 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. Historic Wesley House is a mansion that was built in 1895 and is famous for its Louis XVI furniture – it is surrounded by longleaf pine trees, cypress trees, moss-draped oak trees, vibrant flower gardens, and a lake. In addition, the visitors can enjoy a guided tour to Wesley’s house, along with picnicking, fishing, and hiking. If you are looking for another attraction near Watercolor Beach, Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park is a park that features a lazy river, tall water slides, waves, rivers pools, a mini-golf course, a cyclone twister, a sky coaster, and numerous rides.

Getting to Watercolor Beach is easy - the access stairs to the beach are present near 1931 East County Highway 30A. A free parking lot is available near the access stairs.

There are many attractions near Watercolor Beach. 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. Historic Wesley House is a mansion that was built in 1895 and is famous for its Louis XVI furniture – it is surrounded by longleaf pine trees, cypress trees, moss-draped oak trees, vibrant flower gardens, and a lake. In addition, the visitors can enjoy a guided tour to Wesley’s house, along with picnicking, fishing, and hiking. If you are looking for another attraction near Watercolor Beach, Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park is a park that features a lazy river, tall water slides, waves, rivers pools, a mini-golf course, a cyclone twister, a sky coaster, and numerous rides.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Watercolor Beach. Fish Out of Water Restaurant offers light-filled views that serve incredible seafood, salad, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, and desserts. Bud & Alley’s Pizza Bar + Trattoria is a bay-front classic Italian cuisine restaurant that serves amazing wood-fired pizzas, salads, pasta, and appetizers. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Watercolor Beach, the modestly priced Barefoot BBQ serves amazing smoked meat sandwiches, salads, nachos, and desserts.

If you are looking for a hotel near Watercolor Beach, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Watercolor Inn is five minutes away by car and offers many amenities including a golf course, a fitness center, a spa, a business center, an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a beach club, and a restaurant. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard which offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, and a restaurant. 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 Watercolor Beach, the modestly priced 2-Star Sleep Inn Near Sandestin Beach offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, a business center, and a complimentary breakfast.