Where is the best place to snorkel in the area?

[Irishone]

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[30A Skunkape]

If you are here right now you will probably find the water too rough. I enjoy cruising the outer sandbar for shells. Be warned though, there is no structure in shallow water that I am aware of on 30A.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I enjoy cruising the outer sandbar for shells.

 

[KISH7374]

The jetties in Destin or Shell Island are 2 of the places that I enjoyed snorkling.

 

[Scooter]

There's really no good place to snorkle in Florida other than the Keys.

 

[Smiling JOe]

You would probably have as much fun snorkeling around the water's edge, finding shells. Look for the pockets which drop off quickly from the beach, because the shells cannot wash ashore in those areas, so easily.

 

[Franny]

No better place than Shell island in my experience.

 

[Bobby J]

No better place than Shell island in my experience.

Ditto!

 

[Paula]

Can someone describe what it's like to go to Shell Island. How do you get there? (boat from Panama City I believe?). How much does it cost? Do you bring your own food? And is the shelling/snorkling really that great? How long do you think is a good amount of time to spend there? (a few hours? all afternoon? all day?). What kind of shells do you find (e..g, olive shells, bonnet shells, etc.). We've been thinking about trying that out (but then we get so lazy when we're there that we spend most of our timing at the beach, pool, porch and doing the things we already love to do. But I've been thinking about shell island for a while. Thanks.

 

[KISH7374]

You have to go to St. Andrew's State Park to catch the water ferry over. I don't remember the cost but it was not bad. The problems you will incur are: no shade, no rest room facilities and you are at the mercy of the shuttle service. They run every hour but if you are ready to go and no boat, you are stuck on the beach with no shade and no place to sit while wating fot the boat. The snorkling is very good if it is a good day and there are plenty of shells. If you swim by the breakwall you can see a variety of sealife. Despite the primitive conditions, I still enjoyed it. I have been over there the last 3 years.