About the Area
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Panama City Beach: A Vacation Paradise
Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, Panama City Beach is located in the Northwest region of Florida and is recognized as one of America’s Best Beaches by The Travel Channel, Yahoo, USA Today, National Geographic Traveler Magazine, Dr. Beach and the Clean Beaches Council.
Legendary worldwide for its beautiful beaches and subtropical climate, Panama City Beach is a natural draw for those seeking warmth and sunshine. Sugar white sands and emerald green waters provide a picturesque scene for vacationers to the Panama City Beach area. The soft sand is actually quartz crystals, which over time have been broken down, bleached, polished and deposited on the shoreline. This natural process has made Panama City Beach home to the "World's Most Beautiful Beaches."
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With more than 27 miles of beachfront, there are plenty of activities to enjoy like sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, dolphin-spotting parasailing, jet skiing, fishing and so much more. Although the area is best known for its sugary, white sand beaches and the emerald green waters, you'll find plenty to do off the beach. Just a few of our family attractions in Panama City Beach include water and amusement parks, a zoo, marine park, racetrack, golf courses, seaplane and helicopter rides and more.
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With an average of 320 days of sunshine a year here, there's plenty of time to enjoy our beaches as well as the many other outdoor activities and entertainment venues that have made Panama City Beach a popular vacation escape for more than 40 years. Pleasant year-round temperatures (an average 78 degrees) make falling in love with the town especially easy. Come late afternoon, visitors gather to marvel at our breathtaking Gulf Coast sunsets. The sight of a fiery sun dipping into the shimmering emerald water marks the perfect end to a perfect day at the beach.
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Family Attractions
Panama City Beach has long been a favorite beach destination for families seeking an affordable, fun-filled vacation. But the beach is just the beginning. Panama City Beach has plenty of affordable family fun, just steps from the sand! Amusement and water parks, miniature golf, go-cart racing, sightseeing tours, boat and jet ski rentals, parasailing, seaplane and helicopter rides - the possibilities are endless. Families planning a vacation in Panama City Beach won't have trouble finding things to do - they'll have trouble deciding what to do first!
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Dining
Seafood is a way of life in Panama City Beach, so much so that the city is known as the "Seafood Capital of the World." Fresh catches are unloaded daily at the docks and some restaurants will even let you pick your entrйe fresh off the boat. You'll find a heavy Cajun influence in many recipes, so be sure to try some spicy crawdad etoufee or traditional gumbo. If Gulf scallops or swordfish steak don't tempt your palate, we're sure to entice you with a juicy steak, or with some of the tastiest homemade barbecue in the state. Your choices are endless, from Italian to New Orleans-style to Mexican to pub fare and everything in between. Panama City Beach is home to some of the most exciting night life anywhere in the world. Nearly everywhere you turn on the strip, you can find some sort of beach bar or night club.
Fishing and Scuba Diving
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Fishing enthusiasts visiting Panama City Beach will not leave the resort 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 hundred of acres of wadeable flats and three fishing piers extending into
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the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks to an abundance of natural, historical and artificial reefs, Panama City Beach is known as the "Wreck Capital of the South." Panama City Beach is home to many historical wrecks and is the second most explored Florida dive destination. 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.