St George Island Travel
St George Island Overview
St. George is a small island off the coast of mainland on Florida's Forgotten Coast. It is connected by bridge to this mainland. It has a tiny town surrounded by a sprinkling of vacation homes and a state park in dunes. The island enjoys a tropical or a mild-latitude arid climate, with maximum daily July temperatures averaging about 39 degrees Celsius. The best time to visit the island is from June to October. However, it is also a great time to visit in other months of the year that even in winters the weather is still mild.
St George Island Main Attractions
If you have the love for the desert and if arid sandy strips of land are the things in your list, then the sand dunes of Salina Park on St. George Island are the attractions to visit. This park has the largest collection of sand dunes in the Cape Region. It faces the beach, also one of the great attractions of the island. In this park are various picnic tables, boardwalks, outdoor showers and playgrounds, things you most likely to enjoy.
St. George is nestled against Florida's panhandle, making the island rich in most exotic animals and wildlife in the Forgotten Coast. When you're staying in one of St. Georg beach rentals, you can easily have a guided tour to this fabulous place. The coast is a land of unspoiled beauty, and humongous diversity of wildlife. You'll even find terrain like floodplains, pine flatwoods and sandy white beaches, compressed in the solitude of this beauty.
St George Island Activities
St. George is a treat for nature lovers and has the famed Little St. George also known as the Cape St. George Reserve. The cape showcases much of the activities famous to St. George. You can visit this mini island by boat. You can camp, swim, fish, and hike to complete relaxation once you reach it. The serenity and tranquility of this area will make your body and mind rejuvenated.
St George Island Accommodation & Dining
St. George Island has a wide range of accommodations from hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfast to marinas, and from the least expensive places to stay to the best. There not much places to eat in St. George, but if you believe in the adage 'live to eat', the St. George Island can be a delightful place to stay. Rent a nice place to stay and visit some of the restaurants and available eateries available.
St George Island Shopping & Nightlife
St. George isn't one of Florida's hot spots as far as bar scenes go. Most of the locals going out on the town are most likely to visit performing arts and stop at one of the local restaurants that serve alcohol or one of the hotel restaurants. No matter where your Saint George Island rental home is located, most of these markets are located nearby. Hence shopping is easy and convenient. If you're an avid collector of crafts and arts, you will simply love St. George.
Getting To & Around St George Island
St. George Island can be reach by flights. Reaching the Forgotten Coast, Apalachicola and St. George was made easier for having the new airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. The airport is served by Delta Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
