Welcome to the life you day dream about while you’re hard at work at the job that gives you the financial means to afford the getaway you need because of the stress created by the job that gives you the……… Yes, Mexico Beach is the place that will bring you back to the simple pleasures. You have no alternative but to relax and enjoy while the stress of everyday life disappears. No high rises to come between you and the beach. No traffic jams to keep you from enjoying a scenic drive.
Enjoy an uncrowded walk on the sugar white sand beach. Cool down in the emerald waters of Mexico Beach with no worry about undertow or rip tides. Escape with a great book while you listen to the waves gently lapping the shoreline and the sea gulls calling overhead. For sportsmen, grab your reel & rod and enjoy fishing the surf, fishing off the Mexico Beach pier or take an off shore excursion in your own boat or with one of the Mexico Beach charter captains. Enjoy the undersea beauty of the Gulf of Mexico with a snorkel or scuba adventure.
Then there’s the food….. You’re 30 minutes from Apalachicola, the oyster capital of the world, so you know you’re getting the freshest of the renowned delicacy. Visit our seafood restaurants where our local chefs pride themselves in dishes that feature only the freshest gulf seafood. Or bring your days catch along and have them prepare it for you. If one day you’re taste buds are leaning more toward Chinese, Mexican, Italian, BBQ or good old southern cooking there are restaurants that will fill the bill and your belly.
Mexico Beach has become famous as a destination for beach weddings. So if you want your special day to be spectacular be sure to consult with us. Together with our business partner, White Sand Events, we’ve helped many couples wishing to get married on the beach. We can help you with everything from location, to wedding furniture rental, to a pastor or justice of the peace and reception accommodations. Oh, and lets not forget places to stay for the newly weds and guests.
If you like to plan your getaway around events, consider the Annual Gumbo Cook-Off in February. Enjoy the 4th of July as hundreds gather to celebrate with individual fireworks displays up and down the beach topped off by the Mexico Beach Best Blast on the Beach fireworks display. You’ll also be able to view the fireworks in Port St. Joe and Tyndall AFB. In August, be sure and plan to attend the annual St. Joseph Bay Scallop Festival where you can sample the sweetest scallops on earth. Also in August is Mexico Beach’s biggest fishing tournament, the MBARA King Fish Tournament. In October the annual Mexico Beach Wine & Art Festival draws attendees from all over. For New Years join us for the Celebrate Safe-Celebrate Twice party. Free trolleys transport revelers all night long between Port St. Joe, St. Joe Beach and Mexico Beach. At midnight eastern time, bring in the New Year in Gulf County, then hop on the trolley and venture into Mexico Beach to celebrate the New Year again on central time without ever having to get behind the wheel.
St. Joe Beach/Beacon Hill
All the great things about Mexico Beach apply to St. Joe Beach and Beacon Hill with a couple of added benefits. Once you cross the line from Mexico Beach into Beacon Hill you’re a breed apart (arf arf). You’re now in the pet friendly beaches of Gulf County, so bring your pet(s) and their favorite toys and enjoy a run on the beach or a splash in the surf. Leashes are required. Waste bags are located conveniently up and down the beach, so please be respectful of others and keep the beach clean so we can continue to enjoy pet friendly beaches.
Two of the best times to visit the beach is spring and fall when you can bask in the sun all day without being in the heat of summer and then at night the temperature drops into the very pleasant low sixties; perfect for enjoying a relaxing bonfire on the beach which is allowed in Gulf County. So bring your hotdogs, marsh mellows and a guitar and gather around the bonfire for some good old fashion fun and great memories. |
