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 Wide, white sands of
Jacksonville Beach by noidiotsplease
At its active center is the new Seawalk Pavillion, an oceanfront ampitheatre, and Latham Plaza, a manicured greenspace located across the street. Together they provide a recreational focal point surrounded by numerous restaurants, nightspots and hotels. Throughout the year both venues host popular festivals that celebrate foods, cultures and music including George's Music Springing in the Blues Festival, Florida's largest outdoor free blues concert.
In terms of its natural attraction, Jax Beach, like its neighboring communities, boasts a beautiful wide strand of soft, white sand fronted by sea oats and sand dunes. On the other side of the island, Adventure Landing is a popular water park and amusement complex located near the Intracoastal.
Before undergoing a rennaissance over the past decade, Jax Beach had fallen into blight and become notorious for attracting a rowdy crowd. Thankfully, today's Jax Beach is known as a family-friendly hot spot for upscale development. The community now has a whole new image as several new boutiques, fine dining establishments, luxury condos and even the large J. Johnson Gallery now call Jax Beach home. New hotels continue to be built here as well, and a new fishing pier just opened that provides pedestrians with remarkable views of the coast and oceanfront skyline from as far as a quarter mile offshore!
While Jax Beach has become more sophisticated over the years, it's still a laid back, swimsuit and flip flops kind of place. Even though some of those flip-flops may carry the Prada label, the town is just too laid back to be pretentious. Leave a Comment
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Driving down swanky Ponte Vedra Blvd, those of us "still working on our first million" (yeah, right) can make ourselves sick admiring one showy oceanfront mansion after another. The road even cuts right through the center of the grounds of two luxury oceanfront spa resorts. (Just be very wary of the slow, slow speed limit).
One thing you probably won't see along this stretch are public accesses. By law, public accesses are required, however, they have become obscured by shrubbery and other creative deterrents. This is because like in many other exclusive seaside strands around the country, private wealth seems to come at odds with public right-of-way, making Ponte Vedra a prime local battleground for access issues. So, how can you see what these grand homes look like from the beach side?
One fantastic public access lies at the southern end of Ponte Vedra Blvd. in what the locals call Mickler's Landing. Here, ample parking and facilities are provided, allowing beachcombers to enjoy both a priceless ocean view and a multi-million dollar backdrop.
In contrast to the soft white powder that characterizes much of Jacksonville's shoreline, the sand at Mickler's Landing is coarser and more pinkish in color due to the increased presence of coquina (ground up shells). Mickler's Landing is also known as one of the best spots in the state for finding sharks' teeth. Leave a Comment
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 Dusk settles over
Jacksonville's Atlantic Beach by noidiotsplease, 4 more photos
Stretching north from Town Center, Atlantic Beach boasts impressive beach houses reflecting a mix of New England, Caribbean and imaginative architectural styles. Stretching south from Town Center, Neptune Beach is lined with pastel colored beach houses that are a little more modest in size and style.
Both communities share the same stretch of soft, wide, white sand beaches backed by dunes covered with sea oats. Pockets of shell deposits and calm, shallow tidal pools are common along the shoreline.
Hip and happening yet quaint and homey, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and their shared Town Center provide a picture-perfect, quintessential beach town setting enjoyed by families, surfers and yuppies alike. No wonder John Grisham had to share this seaside paradise with the rest of the world. Leave a Comment
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 Another spectacular
Jacksonville sunrise by noidiotsplease
Dolphins can be seen any time of day around Jacksonville (I was completely surrounded by them in the St. Johns River one afternoon), but they tend to be especially active in the ocean just as the sun rises. First look for rolling black shapes appearing and disappearing at the surface of the water. Keep watching and you may be lucky enough to see one or a few come out of the water a little! Leave a Comment Address: Jacksonville's beaches
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Been there quite a few times, rains a lot in August, and t comes on usdden, Water is warm. Leave a Comment
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If you're looking for people to meet or hang out with, the beach is the most happening place to be. During the summer it's filled with people, motorcycles and fast and furious cars. There's not much family fun on the beach unless you had further down to Ponte Vedra Beach. Jax beach, atlantic beach, and neptune beach are the same beach just off different streets. There's hotels and resturants. The hotels are a bit costly around $99 a night and up. Address: 3rd streetDirections: take I95 south to either atlantic or beach blvd. Follow up it ends and you'll be facing the beach. To get to ponte vedra beach take I95 to Butler Blvd and follow the signs. Off the exit take 3rd street down a ways.Website: http://www.geocities.com/jacksonvillelinks
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Outdoors at its best without mountains or a boat. Camping, beautiful beaches, cheap entry, bike trails, fishing, hiking trails, childrens water park, canoeing, swiming, the beach, surfing, life guards, fun fun fun!!!
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 Tall dunes at Hanna Park by noidiotspleaseLeave a Comment
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 Huguenot Park, Jacksonville by noidiotsplease
Aside from a couple of isolated spots in Amelia Island, where parking on the sand is permitted, Huguenot Park is the only one of Jacksonville's beaches where automobiles are allowed to drive on the sand. For me, that alone makes Huguenot Park less appealling than the city's other beaches; however, many people prefer it for this same reason. Regardless of your opinion, you have to admit that the towering dunes, rocky jetties and skyscraping military ships certainly make Huguenot unique. Leave a Comment
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