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Navarre Beach Park Reopens in October
Navarre Beach Park, a bright spot on Navarre Beach, is scheduled to reopen this October. The Navarre Beach Park was destroyed in September of 2004, by Hurricane Ivan.
The park is run by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation and Parks and includes 400 parking spaces, picnic tables, pavilions, dune walkovers, and restrooms on both Santa Rosa Sound and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Navarre Beach Park has been a popular spot with bird watchers as the habitat on the Santa Rosa Sound is perfect for shorebird nesting. In fact, the park’s reopening was scheduled for this summer, but has been delayed due to concerns about possible distrubance of the shorebird nesting season.
The Santa Rosa County Commission has solicited suggestions from area residents for services to offer in the Navarre Beach Park. According to a Pensacola News Journal article some of the suggestions have included activities for stargazers, a concert stage and the return of campsites.
Navarre Beach is on the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island - Pensacola Beach anchors the western end of the island - and is populated primarily by a few high rise condominiums and a smattering of beach rental homes and primary residences. With the exception of the few Gulf front condominiums at the center of the beach, Navarre Beach is relative untouched and commercial free (two restaurants and a convenience mart). The average sales price for the first five months of 2008 in the combined area of Navarre and Navarre Beach was $273,506.
The October Navarre Beach Park reopening will coincide with the annual Beaches to Woodlands tour hosted by the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council. This is a popular festival linking northern and southern Santa Rosa County through outdoor activities.
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