Dennis - damage reports & requests - merged to this thread

Beaches of South Walton has not updated their site since 7/14. Any news on open accesses or if the ocean is open yet?

There's not likely to be much chnage in access info for awhile.

Water is still closed. You can check this board and http://www.swfd.org

Just joined the forum today. :clap_1: Thanks to all who have been so diligent in sharing info with those who visit your wonderful beaches each year :clap_1: particularly the repeated messages shared by Kurt and Smilin Joe :bow: :bow: : .

We are scheduled to arrive at Beachside Villas on 7/23 and wondered if anyone had any updates/photos around the Beachside Villas/Sugar Dunes beach access and beaches. I understand the complex had very little damage.

Thanks from Decatur, GA.

Randy

Welcome Randy. I was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia. :laughing1

Randy,
The buildings at Beachside Villas have some siding torn and 1 building has a piece of the roof missing. The beach access is partially gone so it is not operational. From a photo I saw one could walk along the damaged boardwalk but there may be debri to watch out for. Sugar Dunes has pretty much lost their stairways to the beach. The beach looks pretty bleak like the other area photos. I'm basing my info on photos I saw not first hand.
There is a walkover with no steps at the end of Lakewood Drive. Inquire if it is clear of debri from the Beachside Villas managemnt or The Dunes of Seagrove condo complex (which is bulit next to the Lakewood Dr. public access ).

:clap_1: Just a note to say thanks to all of you again. My rental agent told me that my unit was ok til August, I asked them again if they could move my reservation. I had seen on this site that my rental was demolished, and I really hate that. I feel so sorry for the people that own these units, my heart goes out to you. Any way, they checked with their supervisor,and was told that this unit was condemed. I am glad that you let me know, so that I could book a place in advanced. Again, my prayers are will all of you. Thankyou for sharing your paradise.

I have been so busy with work I am just now checking this forum. Thanks everyone for the updates. I have a place in Camp Creek subdivision, Pelican Circle, one lot back from the beach and a place in Inlet, also one lot back from the beach. From what I understand Pelican Circle is mostly okay except for the dune damage. I've seen pictures of the Camp Creek/Seacrest Beach area, but little of the house/dune damage in the Inlet Beach area. How much of the dunes got cut back in Inlet? How is the area around the public beach access at the end of S. Orange?

Again, thanks to all the good spirited folks who live and visit the 30A area! I fell in love with the place many years ago and have made my plans to retire there. Those plans are and will remain unchanged - just waiting for that day.

Thanks also to all the full-timers who are keeping us updated! Hope to meet up with you soon. You've really made a big difference for a lot of us!

Just found and joined this board after a good friend sent me the site to view the hurricane damage......unbelievable. Gorgeous pictures, though. Thank you so much for all the helpful information, the sites given by Kurt to check conditions etc. It's so helpful. We own a condo in Seagrove (Legacy) and were there the day after Arlene and could not believe the damage then. The beach erosion pictures now are just so sad. My prayers to all who had home damage-we were lucky, this time. I live there part time and will be heading back next week so if anyone needs me to check something then and get back to them privately please email me off line.

Take care and thanks again,
Seahorse

The weather is great and the crowds are down. The beaches look like they did after Ivan, but the dunes are more heavily scarped. Lack of access points is a nuisance, but not too much trouble. I am happy just to be here; grillin and chillin...

I have been so busy with work I am just now checking this forum. Thanks everyone for the updates. I have a place in Camp Creek subdivision, Pelican Circle, one lot back from the beach and a place in Inlet, also one lot back from the beach. From what I understand Pelican Circle is mostly okay except for the dune damage. I've seen pictures of the Camp Creek/Seacrest Beach area, but little of the house/dune damage in the Inlet Beach area. How much of the dunes got cut back in Inlet? How is the area around the public beach access at the end of S. Orange?

Again, thanks to all the good spirited folks who live and visit the 30A area! I fell in love with the place many years ago and have made my plans to retire there. Those plans are and will remain unchanged - just waiting for that day.

Thanks also to all the full-timers who are keeping us updated! Hope to meet up with you soon. You've really made a big difference for a lot of us!

Inlet Beach is similar to other ares in dune loss and walkover losses.

The weather is great and the crowds are down. The beaches look like they did after Ivan, but the dunes are more heavily scarped. Lack of access points is a nuisance, but not too much trouble. I am happy just to be here; grillin and chillin...

:cool:

Had a great day today on Grayton Beach with the otters and a couple of hundred other folks. Beautiful weather and warm waters.

There's not likely to be much chnage in access info for awhile.

Water is still closed. You can check this board and http://www.swfd.org

My renter coming next week asked me how long the water was closed after Ivan. Does anyone know or remember?

Thanks!

My renter coming next week asked me how long the water was closed after Ivan. Does anyone know or remember?

Thanks!

I don't think it was much longer than a week.

We're (family of four ) coming down on July 30-Aug 6th, renting, as we have for 8 years, at the Palms at Seagrove. Will there be a beach access somewhere nearby? And will the beach be "open" to go in the water? (We may win the long distance award, but we LOVE Seagrove Beach--we started coming when we lived in Birmingham, and have kept coming even after moving to NY. We have such pressure-packed jobs that this vacation is all-important, and we didn't want to cancel. (kids refuse go into the "cold water" of the north atlantic!) I do hope Seaside is reasonable about access--god knows we drop a bundle of money every year we come down.
newyorker

This message board is probably your best source of information about which public beach accesses are open. Private beach accesses are being rebuilt as we speak, although they are "private" - can't be used unless your particular neighborhood or condominium has legal access to it. I'd just call the rental agency for the Palms to see when their private access will be rebuilt.

We're (family of four ) coming down on July 30-Aug 6th, renting, as we have for 8 years, at the Palms at Seagrove. Will there be a beach access somewhere nearby? And will the beach be "open" to go in the water? (We may win the long distance award, but we LOVE Seagrove Beach--we started coming when we lived in Birmingham, and have kept coming even after moving to NY. We have such pressure-packed jobs that this vacation is all-important, and we didn't want to cancel. (kids refuse go into the "cold water" of the north atlantic!) I do hope Seaside is reasonable about access--god knows we drop a bundle of money every year we come down.
newyorker

Nearby Santa Clara access will be one of the first to be rebuilt, if the Palms isn't finished before that. Keep checking back here for status.

Nearby Santa Clara access will be one of the first to be rebuilt, if the Palms isn't finished before that. Keep checking back here for status.

Thanks--I will keep checking. I must admit to being stunned at the devastation wrought by Dennis and (probably) Ivan. Kurt--your pix are amazing! but still, we will come--gladly. There is a magic at these beaches. I just hope that they don't succumb to overdevelopment (parts of Destin remind me of NYC going to the Jersey shore--with hi-rise condos disgorging thousands of people all fighting for a little space for their towels.)

thanks to the folks who've answered my queries--this is a special trip every year for our family.

Has anyone here seen or have pictures of the Seagrove Dunes units? 5 unit condo.

Has anyone here seen or have pictures of the Seagrove Dunes units? 5 unit condo.

I saw a post that said the buildings were OK.

I just got in tonight and went to see the beach across the street from the Cottages at Camp Creek. I was prepared for the worst. The dunes are as bad as so many other places, but frankly the beach itself was not as bad as I thought it would be. There seemed to be a lot of beach (if not a lot of sand) and it wasn't as rocky as I had expected from the photos along 30A. Didn't look worse to me than after Ivan, and the beach looked quite good again within months after Ivan (there was still mound of black peat, but that didn't bother me). Although the dunes will take much longer, the beach itself should be looking better day by day. In short, I was relieved when I saw the beach rather than devastated. Certainly, this board helped prepare me and that was helpful. Also, seeing the beaches after Ivan and how quickly they came back (again, the dunes are another story) also puts my mind at ease.

VERY glad to be here and looking forward to exploring the area and open beach accesses over the next week.