Gulf Coast Trip - Grayton Beach State Park - Grayton Beach and Seaside

 

 During the two weeks we were at Grayton Beach State Park, we rode our bikes a few times into Grayton Beach to check out this small community. It is a cute, laid-back beach community – unlike the more upscale surroundings of Seaside, Watercolor.  A few more three story buildings- which may be small inns- are currently under construction in Grayton.  But there really is limited space to build here. There are two restaurants close to the beach – one being Red Dogs, which is the local go-to place.  But it consists mostly of beach houses, shops, and restaurant/bars near and on the beach.

They do allow driving on the beach here but permits are issued for this which does limit the number of vehicles.

Fun fact - Grayton is near the center of 20 miles of scattered coastal dune lakes. These are very rare and only found in Walton County and portions of Africa.

 

 

Beach-Grayton - one of the few local spots that allow driving (by permit)

sand dunes at Grayton Beach

Another view of Grayton Beach

homes along Grayton Beach

More homes

dune lake at Grayton

 

We also rode our bikes into Seaside.  Really the roads here are fairly flat which makes for easy biking.  Still, we were pleased that we could still ride bikes for 7-8 mile distances and not get winded! Seaside has a food market, shops, and restaurants including food trucks. We love the BBQ and the pizza!