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Important Beach Safety Info from Visit South Walton

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Everyone wants to know where to park at the beach in South Walton. What features do our beach accesses have? Which 30A beach accesses have restrooms. Which beach accesses have lifeguards, ADA accessibility, wheelchairs available for public use, beach chair rentals, etc. We have all the locations and details about public beach accesses in South Walton, Florida.

Almost two-thirds of Walton County's 26 miles of beaches is accessible to the general public. In addition, resorts, hotels and private vacation rentals offer exclusive beach access to guests.

A new trolley service is rolling up and down Scenic 30A, offering scenic tours and transportation between Gulf Place and Inlet Beach.

Update: the 30A Trolley never got rolling because of the pandemic. As of Spring 2024, only the county tram at Grayton Beach is operable, as well as the Seaside Shuttle. Keep up to date on the SoWal Forum.

South Walton is a strong and proud community, and an important part of our purpose at SoWal.com is to foster community growth. We are blessed to have so many great groups and organizations, and we enjoy supporting all of them. You can help through membership, cash contributions, volunteering, or even by sharing their achievements with others in the community and beyond.

See our SoWal Guide to area Groups & Organizations >

Here are the updated details for the free Seaside Shuttle on Scenic 30A - tucked away on the east side of Hwy 283 in Grayton Beach, just across from the Shops of Grayton, is a large parking lot where you can park and ride Seaside’s free shuttle.

The free parking lot is just north of the Scenic 30A intersection in Grayton Beach. The parking area is available both to the public and to Seaside employees. The shuttle runs every 15 minutes from 6AM until midnight every day.

Harriet Huntress Crommelin, 76, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, passed away February 8, 2023 at her home in Seagrove Beach.

In 1995, Harriet moved to the Emerald Coast to open one of the first restaurants on Scenic 30A, Café Thirty-A, which has been consistently successful for almost 27 years. Harriet was a true trailblazer, a visionary. Her passion for fine wine and consistently delicious food has paved the way for many of the restaurants in South Walton, Florida. She was an inspiration to women entrepreneurs everywhere.