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Garniers Beach Park
4.4★ · 448 Google ratings · Fort Walton Beach, Alabama
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Accessibility
Step-free entrance
Access
7am to 9pm
Walk
210 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
87°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
0 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
70 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Poor · 39% of 18 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Garniers Beach Park
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 26 visitors · 2016–2026
Come for sunrise or sunset views
The bay-side location offers peaceful lighting conditions for watching sunrise, sunset, and moonrise with few crowds.
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2016–2026
Check restroom access before arriving
Several visitors reported restrooms locked during operating hours, particularly mid-day and early morning on weekends.
Expect cigarette butts and litter
Beach sand contains debris including cigarette butts, bottle caps, and wrappers despite being a neighborhood park.
Clarify dog policy before visiting
Despite online listings suggesting dog-friendly status, posted signs prohibit animals on the beach itself.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
83°F · clear
Water
87°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.6 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the NW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 13:22 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:50 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:30 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 257 Beachview Dr NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
🌊 Water 210 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Garniers Beach Park?
210 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Garniers Beach Park 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 Garniers Beach Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
