Fort Walton Landing
This is Ft Walton Beach’s nicest waterfront park. Public dock access can accomodate up to 12 small boats, although the water depth of the slips closest to shore can be less than 3′ which limits their utility. Overnight docking is not permitted without prior permission from the city.
The park offers a boardwalk, multiple fishing docks, a well-equipped childrens park, restrooms, and lots of room to play. The Landing plays host to most Ft Walton civic celebrations including the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival, 4th of July Fireworks, Christmas Ice Skating Rink and Lights, and much more.
The docks are almost always empty due to the overnight restrictions, but we find it’s a great place to pick people up for rides and our kids always enjoy taking a boat ride to the park.
May 26th, 2006 at 2:33 am
[…] June 2nd and 3rd mark this year’s Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival at Ft Walton Landing on Santa Rosa Sound. […]
June 12th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
[…] Turn-out on Saturday was outstanding as seen in the panorama above. Santa Rosa sound was the water equivalent of a parking lot for nearly a mile along the north shore from Ft Walton Landing to the “Boat” Marina. The full size panorama and a whole lot of boating pictures are posted at the 2006 Bowlegs Gallery on SLRSite.com […]
August 12th, 2006 at 12:55 am
[…] Tomorrow’s (Saturday the 12th) activities center around the Fort Walton Landing including a boat building contest, nautical swap meet, ski demonstrations, and an evening “boat-in” movie. […]
December 1st, 2006 at 12:40 pm
[…] Fort Walton Beach holds their parade on Saturday, December 2nd at the Fort Walton Landing on Santa Rosa Sound. Boats depart the docks at Sunrise on the Sound (just west of the landing) at 5:45pm. Prizes are awarded and free registration is required. For more information, call Carole Langford at 862-8415. […]
April 15th, 2007 at 2:19 am
[…] Location The festival is centered on the Fort Walton Beach Landing comfortably situated on Santa Rosa sound 5 miles west of the Destin Pass. Depths are generally 5′ or greater until close to shore in the vicinity of the Landing (watch for sandbars west of the Landing along the ICW channel boundary). This area will fill up solid on Saturday during the pirate festivities. […]