Im in awe at how beautiful this state park is. You'd think you were in Turks & Caicos, but no it's…read morejust 30A! It cost $5 to get in and $2.50 if you are in the military. They have wood and ice to purchase, paddle boards to rent (you can reserve online), RV camping areas and much more. The bathrooms aren't that great or clean, that definitely needs major improvement but this state park has major potential.

Took at day trip from our campsite in PCB for a day of exploring and shelling, unfortunately the…read moreshelling was a bust but we did get to experience another one of Florida's beautiful State Parks. I can't stress enough how valuable it is to purchase an annual SP pass, Florida has so many beautiful parks if you are traveling across the state this annual pass will more than pay for itself. Visiting this park during the off season was especially rewarding, no crowds so we practically had the entire beach to ourselves, the white sugar sand and clear warm water was the perfect place to be on a warm fall day. Although shelling was a disappointment the abundance of wildlife and native plants more than made up for it. This is definitely a state park I'd return too, maybe spend a few days here in the RV when in the area...

Beautiful park to take a walk in. We came for a couple of hours to check it out. You pay at the…read moreentrance, bring cash. It's the honor system. You put four dollars in an envelope. Parking was easy and plentiful. The house is pretty and the trees surrounding it are really cool. You can tour the house but we did not do that since we had little kids with us. There's a small gift shop where the tours start. There's a fountain in front of the house with koi in it but the water was full of algae. It was really hard to see the fish. I felt bad for them. There's a butterfly garden on the side of the house and we did see butterflies, dragonflies, bees and even a little frog. You can walk out on a pier over the water. There are picnic areas there of you would like to bring a lunch. Some of the water areas have warnings about gators and the trails have warnings about bears. Fortunately we did not run into either.

Nice state park to check out. It's not huge, probably wouldn't spend more than a half day here…read more It's $4 per car to enter and you just stick cash in an envelope. The park is centered around the historic Wesley House. You can actually tour it but we didn't as we had toddlers with us. We did the nature trail which was nice and not strenuous. It is pretty stroller friendly too if you have a decent one. We also checked out the koi pond and butterfly garden. The koi pond was gross and so murky you could barely see the fish. I felt bad for the fish. The garden was great and my kid's really enjoyed it and saw lots of butterflies. Nice half day activity if looking for something different to do in the area.

"If you have found a quiet bench in a quiet park and sat down, be sure you had a very profitable…read moreday!" ~Mehmet Murat ildan - The me in me is contemplative. As Brother Lawrence said about contemplation, "There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it." So today at my real estate class lunch break, I found a park bench and contemplated. And in my contemplation with god, we talked about peace - a state of tranquility or quietness of heart and mind. And god was gentle with me today.

A hidden gem of a beach. Less crowed than most of the beaches around. There's a man made ref you…read morecan paddle or biggie board out to as well and see lots of cool fish. A tram runs every 1/2 hour to take you from the parking lot down to the beach.

Pristine beaches. Well preserved coastal Dunes. Miles of…read moresoft trails for running and hiking. Oh, and near perfect weather in late November. What's not to love about the Topsail Preserve Nature Park?! Having rented a house to quarantine in place with my mother - who lives not far from the area - I decided to venture out one day. Now, coming from the Pacific NW - I was very sensitive to protecting myself and others by wearing a mask and maintaining physical distancing. This is, however, the panhandle of Florida and the attention to public health science seems to be forgotten. On a Monday afternoon in the height of a second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on a run through the area, I was the only person with a mask . . . and I was running. The tram that connects the parking lot to the beach passed me with a full compliment of passengers - no one wearing a mask or physical distancing. So I guess all of this is to say - Topsail is a beautiful beach park with a swath of pristinely preserved coastal nature - but perhaps wait until the case load decreases on the panhandle and/or we have better preventive options for protection (I.e. a vaccine) before venturing.

What a nice little state park. Looks like a fairly recently constructed building for restrooms…read moreadjacent to a nice parking area. Note there is a $3 entry fee, on the honor system. Follow the path, to a long boardwalk over some beautiful beach dunes down to the beach. Along the way you can catch a view of the Dune Lake. The beach which you access from the park is beautiful, not many folks on it and so you can imagine the beaches as they probably were before development. A quiet and peaceful repose, certainly worth checking out.

What a beautiful, almost secret find! An easy turn off 30a reveals an ample parking lot with…read morerestroom facilities and water fountains. There is a ramp that traverses over the Florida scrub and leads to the pristine beach. If you look to your right when you are near the Gulf, you will see the dune lake. It is all so quiet and beautiful. We were here in the off season, it's possible it is crowded in the busy season, but check it out anyway, you will be glad you did.

It's my favorite dune lake to paddle…read more The water is usually glassy smooth. I paddle the remote channel among the reeds that leads to the bigger part of the lake. It's picturesque. It's peaceful. I paddle the channel that leads to the Gulf with amazing reflections on the water. I paddle the cove around the private docks. I see crab pots and an occasional gator observing me - an intruder. The first time I paddled here I pulled my board up on the sand and walked over to the Gulf, but when I came back, my board was gone. The water rose very quickly and my board was pulled out into the channel. So I swam out and got it and learned a lesson about how quickly the water level can change. It's all of this, the diversity of looks and the complexity of it, that make it my favorite place to paddle.

BEAUTIFUL state park. I spent a week in Blue Mountain Beach and my favorite part was definitely…read morevisiting this park. The trails are not crowded and super pretty views. My family and I spent a couple hours at the beach. It is a great place to paddleboard or swim. There is a man-made reef about one or two football fields out. You can get to it by going to the yellow poles on the beach and swimming directly out. If the poles appear to be one you are going the right way, if you can see both poles then you are off course. There was a group of kayakers out there doing a tour when I was there so I swam out and joined them. It was fun but I don't recommend anyone who didn't competitively swim to do that. The waves can be big and a paddleboard or kayak would have been safer. Once you get out to the reef there is so much wildlife. Lots of fish and even sea turtles!!

I come here every year. Two reasons for that. 1: It's…read moreexpensive and that weaves out the trash. 2: You can't go/lounge on this beach without being a guest. This place is always clean and always gets my respect.

I tried to describe Seaside to a friend as a place that was once in my childhood an obscure and…read morequaint little magical beach town that now employs a wide array of rules, fees, and gates to preserve the illusion that is still an obscure and quaint little magical beach town as the whole 30A gets more and more popular. Being back for the first time in almost two decades you really do feel what has changed -- the loud traffic and crowds on the 30A, the bad price/quality ratio at a lot of the beach joints, the fact that you have to have a special electronic wristband to walk in to the Tupelo Beach Pavillion . . . On the other hand, the sand is still that magical white, with smooth enticing entry into the Gulf. And as my son and I rode a pair of tricycles through the streets a few blocks further inland, and it was so quiet that all we could hear was the breeze, I almost felt the magic again.

Welcome to the real Florida! natural dunes, native plant life, LONG bridge to beach. Bring in what…read moreyou want, no amenities just what you bring. There is a BR on site, but the LONG bridge is LONG. Plenty of front row spots and not a lot of ppl. We enjoyed it bc it was close to our ABNB, we golf carted it there, paid $3 to enter the park, and enjoyed our time there! We were able To wagon in our stuff Bc they have ramps.

Beautiful white sand beach as you cross over about 1/4 mile walkway to get to the beach. There are…read morerestrooms in the parking lot & about 20 parking spots . We were there off season but I heard it's very difficult to find a spot so go super early. This is one of the few public beaches. If you're renting on 30 A and don't have private beach access this is a great option. But remember it's a hike to the beach. Located about .5 mile from The Big Chill

It is almost time to say goodbye to Paradise, two more days and we will have to go back to reality…read more We thoroughly enjoy the park, the beach and the restaurants in the area. It is always going to be 5 star review for the Resort but this time if this review was for the Ranger I would give a ONE star because he has decided to not buy dog poop bags and some people just don't clean up after their dogs if you don't provide the basics because they are not prepared and I don't blame them because you expect to find bags like in ANY other Florida State Park to find poop bags all over. Now instead there is dog sh!t in some places that the Ranger should go and pick it up himself just because he is trying to save money to finish construction of his new office and moving resources from one budget item to another is not the solution, please poop bags are a must Mr Ranger, adhere to your budget and buy some bags so whoever is unprepared can clean up after their dog.

Great trails, great park! We did 5 miles of trails and saw a lot. The terrain varied from paved, to…read moretrails, to sand to dunes. The trails are marked and there are several maps along the way. It would be hard to get lost. There are selfie spots along the trails too!! There are also trolleys that take you to the lake and to the beach. I would come back when in the area again for sure.