30A Trails Guide
Explore 26-Miles of 30A Hiking and Biking Trails
Just off scenic Highway 30A you'll find luxury rentals minutes to your favorite activities, beaches and restaurants. This exclusive section on Highway 30A has miles of pristine coastline with white sand beaches and endless sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico. This 26-mile scenic highway is made up of many beach communities where you will find hiking and biking trails, winding beach paths and fresh water ponds.
Scenic Highway 30A
Coastal Dune Lakes
This is a unique habitat that’s found in only a handful of places around the world, such as New Zealand, Madagascar, Australia and the Pacific Northwest.
- Morris Lake & Campbell Lake: 7525 West Scenic Highway 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, $6 fee.
- Allen Lake: Limited access along Scenic Hwy. 30A.
- Oyster Lake: Limited access at the 30A and Lake Causeway Walkover Bridge.
- Big Redfish Lake: Blue Lake Rd, Santa Rosa Beach. Limited parking
- Little Redfish Lake: 357 Main Park Rd, Grayton Beach. $4 Grayton Beach State Park Fee.
- Alligator Lake: 357 Main Park Rd, Grayton Beach. $4 Grayton State Park fee.
- Western Lake: 357 Main Park Rd, Grayton Beach. Parking / Boat Ramp. $4 entrance fee.
- Eastern Lake: Corner of Lakewood Drive & Lakeview Drive. Parking, picnic tables, boat ramp.
- Deer Lake: 6350 East County Rd 30A, Santa Rosa Beach. $4 entrance fee.
- Camp Creek Lake: WaterSound, Limited Access
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
| This park offers bike riders 1,600 acres of stunning trails and two coastal dune lakes. Easy to Challenging. | |
| Location: | 7525 W. Scenic Highway 30A, Santa Rosa Beach |
Grayton Beach State Park
The trails in the park wind through pine flatwoods and around small freshwater ponds, which are a natural habitat for wading birds. Trail options are easy to moderate.
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| Location: | 357 Main Park Road, Santa Rosa Beach |
Point Washington State Forest
Covering 15,000 acres, this forest offers explorers more than 27 miles of distinct trails. Longleaf Greenway Trail:
Eastern Lake Trail:
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| Location: | 2447 South County Highway 395, Santa Rosa Beach |
Kellogg Nature Center
| This trail is perfect for bird watching and outdoor recreation as it loops through pine flatwoods. 0.3 miles, easy. | |
| Location: | 776 E. Nursery Road, Santa Rosa Beach |
Eden Gardens State Park
Tour the historic Wesley Mansion or just walk among the extensive landscaped grounds that stretch to the Choctawhatchee Bay.
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| Location: | 181 Eden Gardens Road, Santa Rosa Beach |
Timpoochee Trail
| 19-mile multi-use path winds its way from Dune Allen in the west to Inlet Beach in the east through 12 of South Walton’s 16 beach communities. The trail is paved, protected and mostly level, with just a few Florida hills. | |
| Location: | 6719 E. Highway 30A, Santa Rosa Beach |
Deer Lake State Park
This state park is nestled alongside Deer Lake, a rare coastal dune lake. The 1.5-mile loop trail is located on the north side of Scenic Highway 30A across from the park entrance. |
Alys Beach Nature Trail
The northern portion of Alys Beach contains a 20-acre nature preserve that provides a .75-acre trail with most of it on an elevated boardwalk that offers views of slash pine forest, cypress trees, open meadows, and wildflowers. |
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| Location: | 140 Charles Street, Alys Beach |
Watersound Trail
| This trail can be accessed at Village Commons in Watersound Origins and offers a leisurely stroll on foot or a quiet bike ride through nature. This trail is 5 miles long and is easy to moderate. | |
| Location: | 530 Pathways Drive, Santa Rosa Beach |
Greenway Trails
The multi-use trails trail includes timber bridges, wetlands and native vegetation.
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| Location: | 63 South Centre Trail, Santa Rosa Beach |