Open 7 days a week dawn to dusk, this is a gorgeous memorial park on the gulf known to locals as…read more"Hudson Beach." It's great for a gathering of any kind. The entire park is nestled up against the beautiful water. Today the tress were green & a breeze cooled the temperature as the sun was shining bright. What a HAPPY place! There's a 24/7 boat ramp w/ trailer parking. (Boat launching/trailer parking is $5 daily.) This park is six acres on the Gulf of Mexico. According to the website, there are 1,900 feet of beach frontage, 200 feet of swimming area, & 290 feet of beach front w/ fishing access. There are picnic tables, charcoal grills, a pedestal shower, restrooms, water fountains, a bike rack, a playground for very young children, swings, & at least five pavilions. (One is two story, although the second story serves only as an observation deck.) Sam's on the Beach & Inn on the Gulf are located on the park grounds; there's a large parking lot that attempts to accommodate the park & the businesses. According to multiple articles, finding a parking space in the evening (pre pandemic) was a major challenge. Please see the park pics as I am unable to adequately capture this memorial park's beauty in words alone.

beach was a nice fishing area but not well for swimming. a very rocky area with a small park…read morebenches for picnics and a couple of restaurants such as sams beach bar.

Not really a beach so no swimming. Has newer shelter houses for picnics or working or relaxing…read more Newer restrooms. A small tot playground is near the restrooms. There is also a small community library box on a post. Enjoy a nice breeze. The cove has nice boats. Lots of seagulls. This afternoon the tide is out.

Perfect spot to take a walk and enjoy the beautiful Florida sunsets. Clean and easy access to…read moreparking.

I was visiting and today was the Sunwest Festival…read more It was a beautiful day, park was clean, employees were organized. Food was good but expensive. Good music, but didnt stay for the bands. I would like to come back and relax on the beach!

They are converting the mine and the pools it created into a resort and housing development…read more There's already a county park open elsewhere further south. The mine itself can be seen from a lil rocky and hilly pull off just off Aripeka on the northern most bit of Old Dixie. There's a lil playground set up and some grass in a hill. Signage shows the planned resort development. And when I was there you could see the crane's dredging or mining or whatever they are up to these days in the pools. Not much to see and Old Dixie signage says it is closed except for local traffic at the mo'.. The new park is off 19 on a different road although you can reach it via old Dixie if you ignore the locals only prohibitions.. Gravel road. Aripeka Sandhills Preserve, the new Sun West Park and the scenic bridges through Aripeka are better attractions..

My pup Teddy has been going there for over a year. He is well taken care of and loves to interact…read morewith his friends!

I recently went on vacation for six days and was nervous because the last sitter I had left him out…read moreand he pushed out of his pen. Not with Skippers, she was so great my dog absolutely fell in love with her. Christine goes above and beyond, helped me even fix my door! My new pet sitter!

This was the sun west seafood festival. We love seafood and had out of town guests with us. First…read moreoff, it was $5.00 to park! Then $15.00 to get in! We walked past every booth, exploring what each one served, foods, trinkets, T shirts and other hand made craft items. We settled on grouper sandwiches from burger boyz, a Hispanic twist on some of the worst foods we've ever eaten. I just wanted clam strips. (You usually get a good sized portion) not this place! 2 huge scoops of nasty, cold rice with very little flavor and it was a bit mushy. Then a tiny cup , half filled with soured coleslaw. Just a handful of small clam strips. When I say small, I mean half the size of a normal clam strips. They were ok. $10.00 for a very watered down lemonade. The food and drink cost close to $40.00!!!! Lousy food, lousy service! Now the funnel cake was from a food truck called, A fork in the road. THEY are the only reason for 2 stars. The funnel cake was fried to a golden brown and loaded with powdered sugar. Very delicious. Their price $10.00, reasonable for how thick and large the funnel cake was. The 2 young men serving were pleasant and eagerly smiled as they held up their masterpiece. There were tents set up with tables and chairs. But, there were no lights so we had to eat in the dark. There was a band playing. They were pretty good, playing rock and roll. To be honest with anyone reading this review, we will not go back to one of these seafood festivals. The food was terrible, the service was bad and the prices were ridiculously stupid! Definitely not worth the money. By the time we made it home, none of us were feeling good. We were bloated, a bit nauseated too. Sorry to say, but this was the worst seafood festival we've ever been to.

First of all, I don't like that you have to pay to park, but it is what it is. I don't know if this…read moreis man-made or just another inlet of water that they turned into a beach, but it's good if you only want to go to the beach for a couple hours to get some sun and walk in the water once or twice. It's definitely not made for adults to go swimming in, but great for kids. They just want to play in the water and the sand. The sand is good, they even have a handicap walk out on the beach to make it easy for those in wheelchairs. They do not have any beach wheelchairs, however, at least that's what I was told by someone who worked there. They are very few handicap parking spots.

Beautiful place to walk with the biggest mountains to climb in the area. Try picking up some trash…read morewhile you are there and make the world a better place.

I got married to my husband here in October of 2022 at sunset, it was where we had our first of…read moremany many dates. The views from the Sandhills are like no other, and the walking trails are so much fun! This is a great place to hike, take your dogs and families!

Why is the handicap parking so far from the lake? Handicap…read morepeople can enjoy the lake because parking is so far away! Something needs to be done about it!

Nice park, sand boat ramps, bathrooms, dock, swim area. Lake is small but when not busy can be fun.read more

This is a great kids park. Lots of playground equipment. Walking paths. Restrooms on site.read more

Amazing little park with a nice covered picnic area. The playground potion has swings and age…read moreappropriate equipment for all ages. There is even a really nice walking track and restrooms. Everytime we have visited this park it has been quite and not crowded!