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Escambia County Public Beach Access #1
4.2★ · 517 Google ratings · Pensacola, Alabama
✓ Parking✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 10 ft away · free · fills up
Access
Open around the clock
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Cost
Free
Water
87°F
Tide
1 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
310 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Fri 12pm
Map of Escambia County Public Beach Access #1
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Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 20 visitors · 2016–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2016–2026
Arrive early or after 4pm
Parking is severely limited and the small public area fills quickly, especially on sunny weekends and summer days.
Stay near the waterline only
Security guards enforce boundaries preventing beachgoers from setting up beyond the wet sand due to adjoining private condo property.
Expect a genuinely small beach
The public access area is roughly 30 to 100 feet wide, sandwiched between two large condos with private.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
84°F · mostly clear
Water
87°F
Waves
0.5 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 09:33 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:19 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:30 PM.
Crowds
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📍 13549 Sandy Key Dr, Pensacola, FL 32507
🅿 Parking 10 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 175 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Escambia County Public Beach Access #1?
The nearest mapped parking area is 10 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Escambia County Public Beach Access #1?
175 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Escambia County Public Beach Access #1 have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Escambia County Public Beach Access #1 least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 12pm and the busiest at Sun 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
