Golf

Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club
Santa Rosa Beach
Surf, Sport and Sunsets! At the Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club, we’ve got it all. Soak up the sun poolside, relax on the beach, play a round of golf, a game of tennis or enjoy the incredible sunset views from the Beach Club restaurant. Memberships Currently Available.
Tee Times: 850.267.2229 / Dinner Reservations: 850.267.2305

The Bay Point Resort - Nicklaus Course and Meadows Course
Panama City Beach
The Bay Point Resort is one of Florida’s top golf spots, offering two golf courses, a practice range, pro shop and restaurant/lounge. Brag to your friends that you played a round on the all-new championship Nicklaus Course at Bay Point, the only Nicklaus design in Northwest Florida. Or be challenged by the Meadows Course, which exemplifies the Florida Club Tradition with water features on 9 holes, stretches 6,913 yards, and features occasional tight fairways, numerous bunkers and water hazards.
850.236.6950

Emerald Bay Golf & Country Club
Miramar Beach
Located on Emerald Coast Pkwy., beautifully maintained course with nine water holes on the Choctawhatchee Bay. Open to public.
850.837.5197

Holiday Golf Club
Panama City Beach
Located just one mile off the beach, Holiday Golf Club is a semi-private, 18-hole, par 72 championship course. This 6,600-yard course features 18 newly constructed Tif Dwarf greens that challenge even the most experienced short-game artist. The championship tees provide a course rating of 72.3 and slope rating of 130.
850.234.1800

Hombre Golf Club
Panama City Beach
As host of PGA Qualifying Schools, The semi-private Hombre Golf Club has earned a reputation as an intimidating course. “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly,” designed by Wes Burnham, features water on 21 of the 27 holes.

The Hombre has a 73.4 course rating and a 136 slope rating. The "Academy at Hombre Golf Club," instructed by Adam Brack, offers half day, two-, three- and five-day schools as well as hourly packages. GPS on every cart, full practice facility, pro shop and full service bar and grill.
850.234.FORE

Origins Golf Course
Watersound
The Origins course is a new experience in the way golf is played. Unique bunkers, course styles and affordable prices remind players of what the sport is all about. Origins is a nine hole course with three par four holes and six par three holes and open to the public.
850.231.7601.

Signal Hill
Panama City Beach
As Panama City Beach's first golf course, Signal Hill was designed on powder white dunes. This popular course features wide-open, well-groomed fairways, forgiving roughs and large, manicured greens. This 18-hole, par 71 course has a slope rating of 100.82 with 5,617 yards from the blue tees and 5,259 yards from the red tees.
850.234.3218

State Parks on the Emerald Coast

Between Destin on the west and Panama City on the east, there are 6 state parks, encompassing a wide range of rare ecosystems, from coastal dunes and marshes to dune lakes. What ties them all together, however, is pristine, unspoiled, undeveloped white sand beaches and clear Emerald Coast waters. While each is different and well worth visiting, we believe that they become more beautiful the closer they are to Abaco Rose!

Click on Florida State Parks for an interactive version of the map above and the Florida Online Park Guide.

Henderson Beach State Park
Pristine white sugar sand beaches and more than 6,000 feet of natural scenic shoreline border the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Natural features of the park include sand pines, scrub oaks, and dune rosemary. Boardwalks provide access to the beach for swimming, sunbathing, and fishing. 35 minutes' drive west of Abaco Rose

Topsail Hill State Park
This park offers a wide variety of natural resources including 3.2 miles of secluded, white sand beaches with majestic dunes over 25 feet tall. Three rare coastal dune lakes provide excellent freshwater fishing. 30 minutes' drive west of Abaco Rose

Grayton Beach State Park
Golden in the morning sun, silvered by moonlight, Grayton Beach has consistently been ranked among the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the United States. The beach provides an idyllic setting for swimming, sunbathing, and surf fishing. Visitors can paddle a canoe or kayak on scenic Western Lake to get a closer look at a salt marsh ecosystem. A boat ramp provides access to the lake's brackish waters for both freshwater and saltwater fishing. A nature trail winds through a coastal forest where scrub oaks and magnolias, bent and twisted by salt winds, have an eerie "Middle Earth" look. Hikers and bicyclists can enjoy over four miles of trails through pine flatwoods; the trail begins across from the park entrance on Highway 30-A. Twenty minutes’ drive west of Abaco Rose.

Deer Lake State Park
This park shares its name with the coastal dune lake within its boundaries. Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare worldwide and in the United States they occur only along the Gulf Coast. Southern magnolias, golden asters, woody goldenrod, and scrub oaks can be seen in this coastal dune habitat. Rare plants such as gulf coast lupine, spoonflower, pitcher plants, and Curtiss' sand grass-one of the largest populations found in Florida-are found in the park. Visitors may see splashes of color from summer wildflowers or some of the many species of resident or migratory birds and butterflies. A boardwalk across the dunes offers easy access to the beach where visitors can picnic, swim, and fish. It also offers a spectacular view of the dune ecosystem, one of 11 natural communities found in the park. Twenty minutes’ drive west of Abaco Rose.

Camp Helen State Park
The park is bordered on three sides by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell– one of the largest coastal dune lakes in Florida. Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare worldwide; in the United States they occur only along the Gulf Coast. Prehistoric middens and mounds indicate that humans lived in the area more than 4,000 years ago. Natural areas range from coastal dunes and salt marshes along the Gulf to freshwater wetlands and sand pine scrub along the lake. Activities include swimming, beachcombing, nature study, hiking, and both freshwater and saltwater fishing. Fifteen minutes’ walk on the beach from Abaco Rose.

St. Andrews State Park
Well known for its sugar white sands and emerald green waters, this park has over one-and-a-half miles of beaches on the Gulf of Mexico and Grand Lagoon. Water sports enthusiasts can enjoy swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, and canoeing. Two fishing piers, a jetty, and a boat ramp provide ample fishing opportunities for anglers. Two nature trails wind through a rich diversity of coastal plant communities - a splendid opportunity for bird-watching. Those wanting to relax can sunbathe on the beach or enjoy a leisurely lunch under the shade of a picnic pavilion. A concession offers snacks, souvenirs, and fishing amenities. Shell Island Boat Tours are available during the spring and summer. Thirty minutes’ drive east from Abaco Rose.

 
Biking

A paved bike trail runs the length of Scenic Highway 30-A, some 19 miles. Many residential communities and villages along 30-A offer interesting biking - especially Rosemary Beach, Seaside, WaterSound and WaterColor. State Parks roads and trails are perfect for exploring.

Bamboo Beach & Bicycle Company (at Rosemary Beach)
850.231.0770

Boating

With miles of pristine coastline, you can be sure that water activities are a mainstay at Abaco Rose. From the bay to the beach, you'll have plenty of opportunity to explore all the water sports available here. You can gaze at underwater life on a glass-bottom boat tour, set sail into the sparkling Gulf of Mexico on a sailing charter or take to the sky for a breathtaking view as you parasail above it all! And for the more adventurous, jet ski rentals can be found in Panama City Beach.

Sea Oats Beach Service (at Rosemary Beach)
850.231.4079
Sailboat rental $50/hour
Kayak rental $25/hour

Fishing

Fishing enthusiasts visiting Abaco Rose will not leave the area empty-handed. The clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrews Bay are teeming with fish, offering some of the best sport fishing in the world. Visitors can test their angling versatility by fly casting for redfish in St. Andrews Bay, trolling the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico for a regal blue marlin or playing tug-of-war with a feisty red snapper in one of the area's numerous wrecks and artificial reefs. There are also hundreds of acres of wadeable flats and three fishing piers extending into the Gulf of Mexico.

Capt. Anderson's Marina
5550 N. Lagoon Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL, 32408
850-234-3435

Treasure Island Marina
3605 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL, 32408
850-234-6533

BayPoint Marina
3824 Hatteras Lane
Panama City Beach, FL  32413
850-235-6911

Angry Fish Charter Co
Destin
850.699.2771 or 850.622.0611

Florida Fishing Licenses are necessary!

Diving

Thanks to an abundance of natural, historical and artificial reefs, Panama City Beach, just east of Abaco Rose, is known as the "Wreck Capital of the South." The warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico encourage rapid growth, making the area an excellent home and breeding ground for all types of sea life. Sea turtles, giant manta rays, puffer fish, sand dollars, blue marlin and horseshoe crab are just a few of the species that inhabit these emerald waters.

Historic wrecks include a 441-foot World War II Liberty ship; a 220-foot tug, The Chippewa; a 160-foot coastal freighter, the S.S. Tarpon; the 100-foot tug, The Chickasaw; and the 110-foot tug, The Grey Ghost; as well as the Gulf of Mexico's most famous wreck, the 465-foot Empire Mica.

A community-coordinated project with Panama City Marine Institute has developed 50 artificial reefs off Panama City Beach. These include Stage I, Stage II, fifteen 160-foot long and 35-foot high bridge spans, ten barges, the City of Atlantis, the LOSS Project and many more. The natural reefs range in depth from 80 to 100 feet and are just a few miles offshore. These reefs range in height from three to eight feet and are teeming with sea life, including small corals and colorful sponges. Closer to shore, the jetties at St. Andrews State Park are popular snorkeling sites.

The best time of the year for diving in the waters off Panama City Beach is April through September. Parties of up to 30 people can enjoy both inshore and offshore diving. Crafts include 32-foot to 48-foot fiberglass customized and converted crew boats and all carry U.S. Coast Guard approved safety equipment. Several full-service dive shops in the area offer customized packages and snorkeling gear.

Diver's Den
3120 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL, 32408
850.234.8717

Panama City Dive Center
4823 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL, 32408
850.235.3390

DownTime Dive Charters
6433 Summer Oak Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL, 32408
850.896.DIVE

Dive Locker
106 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL, 32408
850.230.8006

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