Jet Ski rental in SoWal

Does anyone know if there are Jet Ski rentals in South Walton. If not, where is the closest place to rent? Thomas Drive? Destin?
Thx.

PCB and Destin.......Destin is the most dangerous area of the two. you are competing with fishing boats in the harbor. None in Sowal that I am aware of, they are not very popular here. Caution; if you want to get jet ski's for a kid younger than 16....DON'T. People get killed every year and it's usually a young teen.

Thanks for your reply. I didn't think there were any in SoWal but we have someone renting our house that is interested.

There is no rental company in SoWal, they could bring there own, but I'm kinda wondering why there are none in SoWal. It could be a code issue, SJ what's your take on this?

Last year you could rent them at the bait shop on the freeport side of the 331 bridge for cruising in the bay.

Last year you could rent them at the bait shop on the freeport side of the 331 bridge for cruising in the bay.

Yep! Nice ride, there. No crowds, just peaceful open bay!

They (jet ski) are not allowed on SoWal coastal dune lakes. This includes the outfall area near the beach. Your renters would need to know thats all the lakes along 30A. Kayaks, row boats, sail boats, canoes are available for rent from a number of vendors along 30A.

I pass by that place and have not seen any skis or the powerboat they rented last year although they may be waiting for summer tourist season. I will ask around.

There is no rental company in SoWal, they could bring there own, but I'm kinda wondering why there are none in SoWal. It could be a code issue, SJ what's your take on this?

No access to launch the jet propelled personal watercraft. Not allowed to do so at Grayton, and that really is the only place you could, other than one of the Coastal Dune Lakes, when the outflow is open, but as mentioned by someone else, no jet propelled engines are allowed on the Dune Lakes.

Last year you could rent them at the bait shop on the freeport side of the 331 bridge for cruising in the bay.

I guess they didn't really like the idea of falling into 4' deep water at 50 mph.

I pass by that place and have not seen any skis or the powerboat they rented last year although they may be waiting for summer tourist season. I will ask around.

Looks like they replaced the jet skis rentals with another profitable idea -- target shooting. I kid you not -- every Saturday.

I'm pretty sure you can rent jet skis in Miramar, which is technically in South Walton, but not what most of us refer to as SoWal, being the length of 30A, south of the Bay.

Looks like they replaced the jet skis rentals with another profitable idea -- target shooting. I kid you not -- every Saturday.

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Don't forget the 10 am Turkey Shoot on Saturdays.

And I love the target range right next to 331.

I guess all SOBs (South of the Bay) are in South Walton.

I guess all SOBs (South of the Bay) are in South Walton.

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Don't forget the 10 am Turkey Shoot on Saturdays.

And I love the target range right next to 331.

Sounds like direct competition for the Tri Village FD turkey shoots right over the bay in Choctaw Beach.

Head on down to Scenic Gulf Dr - by Whales Tail etc - they rent jet skis during the season.

Don't you mean, "used-to-be Scenic Gulf Drive?" Cannot see much from that road anymore.

No access to launch the jet propelled personal watercraft. Not allowed to do so at Grayton, and that really is the only place you could, other than one of the Coastal Dune Lakes, when the outflow is open, but as mentioned by someone else, no jet propelled engines are allowed on the Dune Lakes.



I guess they didn't really like the idea of falling into 4' deep water at 50 mph.

Looks like they replaced the jet skis rentals with another profitable idea -- target shooting. I kid you not -- every Saturday.

I'm pretty sure you can rent jet skis in Miramar, which is technically in South Walton, but not what most of us refer to as SoWal, being the length of 30A, south of the Bay.

Let me get this straight. Sowal only consists of 30-a? I did not know that. I live in Miramar Beach and this whole time I thought we were in SoWal!!! :idontno:

I certainly consider Miramar Beach and Sandestin area in South Walton. These communities are in Walton County and SOBs (South Of the Bay) :roll: by geography a part of South Walton. I consider Pt. Washington, which is not on 30A, part of SoWal, too. South Walton was in Walton County when it was formed in 1824. Then, South Walton left Walton County in 1825 when Washington County was formed. South Walton was part of Washington County from 1825 until 1913. It returned to Walton County in 1913. Then, that area which has become Destin left Walton County in 1915 when Okaloosa County was made half out of Walton County and Santa Rosa County. Note, no part of Walton County has ever been in Destin. Some areas that are now the incorporated city of Destin, however, were once within the boundaries of Walton. But, Sandestin or Miramar Beach are not part of Destin and have never been. No business in Walton County should use Destin as part of their address.

Let me get this straight. Sowal only consists of 30-a? I did not know that. I live in Miramar Beach and this whole time I thought we were in SoWal!!! :idontno:

No, reread the post, SJ said many of us consider sowal the 30A area. It's just a matter of semantics.

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thank goodness there's no rental up there anymore.

Let me get this straight. Sowal only consists of 30-a? I did not know that. I live in Miramar Beach and this whole time I thought we were in SoWal!!! :idontno:

I think you misread what I said, "Miramar, which is technically in South Walton, but not what most of us refer to as SoWal, being the length of 30A, south of the Bay."

If it's south of the Bay, but on the length of 30A, which would include Pt Washington, most people refer to it as SoWal. Anything west of the outlet mall, is in Walton County, but it is such a different beast over there with the traffic, high rises, rows of beach umbrellas three deep, etc, that the 30A length really stands out as something else, and that is why I don't refer to Miramar as SoWal, even though I recognize it is in WalCo. There are a few regular posters who love that area, and don't like not being included in my idea of SoWal. I think of SoWal as that quiet sleepy place between all of the high rises. I cannot tell the difference between the being in Miramar and Destin.