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Public Beach Access 12 (6617 Gulf Dr)
4.6★ · 27 Google ratings · Panama City Beach, Alabama
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
330 ft · 1 min
Water
88°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Length
18 miles of shoreline
Sand
150 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 10am
Map of Public Beach Access 12 (6617 Gulf Dr)
Guide
Good to know
Come for sunset views
The beach offers particularly striking sunsets and fine white sand that stays cool underfoot.
Visit on weekdays in May
Weekday visits offer open parking spots and noticeably fewer crowds than summer and spring weekends.
Expect parking challenges in peak season
Summer and spring weekends have minimal or no public parking; use rideshare or walk from nearby accommodations instead.
Plan for occasional seagrass
Water clarity varies naturally; some days have significant junegrass, though conditions can improve within the same visit.
Check for jellyfish in mornings
A few jellyfish wash ashore; morning beach walks may reveal them on the sand.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
86°F · clear
Water
88°F
Waves
0.9 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the N
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 09:02 | High tide | ↑ |
| 19:37 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:32 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 6617 Gulf Dr, Panama City Beach, FL 32413
🌊 Water 330 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Public Beach Access 12?
330 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Public Beach Access 12 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 Public Beach Access 12 least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 10am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
