Projects

Beach Operations is responsible for: beach maintenance and re-nourishment, construction and maintenance of regional beach accesses, neighborhood beach accesses, bay parks, municipal parking facilities and the multi-use trail. It also provides maintenance of U.S. Highway 331 Scenic Corridor, U.S. Highway 98 Scenic Corridor, County Road 30A Scenic Corridor and the Scenic Gulf Drive Corridor.

 

Under Construction:

The Grayton Beach Community Center is located at 44 Hotz Ave. in Grayton Beach. Once completed, the 1,600-square-foot building will house a local information station, restrooms, observation deck, a boardwalk to the beach and access to the Beach Tram.

STATUS: Construction began in May 2025 and is expected to be completed in May 2026.

• Hotz Avenue is scheduled to be closed Nov. 3-20 and Dec. 1-17 for completion of the pedestrian plazas and paving. Residents in the alleyway between DeFuniak Street and Garfield Street will use an alternate route to reach their homes. Please see the map below for directions.

• The west side beach access drive will be closed Dec. 4-17 for construction of the roundabout area. Beach goers will need to use the east side beach access to reach Grayton Beach.

• DeFuniak Street will be down to a single lane for resurfacing Dec. 18-23.

• During construction of these areas, the Walton County Beach Tram will have an alternate route. See the map below for details.

• Email Nancy@WCFLTourism, or call 850-267-4578 ext. 8564 for additional details.

 

The Driftwood Road Municipal Parking project is on a 1.25-acre parcel located at 76 Driftwood Rd. in Miramar Beach. Plans include 82 parking spaces — with dedicated parking for ADA, LSV and bicycles — an air-conditioned public transit stop and a restroom facility.

STATUS: Construction began June 2025 and is expected to be completed in early summer 2026. 

The Kellogg Park Nature Center is located at 855 Nursery Rd. in Santa Rosa Beach. This nature center will be an 1,800-square-foot assembly-style building for nature watching and community gatherings, with access to the kayak launch.

STATUS: Construction began in June 2025 and is expected to be completed in early summer 2026. 

 

The 393 Municipal Parking Facility is located at 1668 S. Co. Hwy. 393, approximately 0.25 miles from the Ed Walline Regional Beach Access. It will contain 74 parking spaces with dedicated parking for ADA, LSV, bicycles and a 1,300-square-foot transit building with a restroom facility.

STATUS: The project began in March 2024 and is expected to be completed this fall.

Beach Access Updates: 

Seagrove RBA, our newest regional beach access, is located in the heart of Seagrove. This project includes parking — with dedicated spaces for standard vehicles, ADA and bicycles — a 1,011-square-foot restroom facility, handicap-accessible dune walkover and connectivity to the multi-use path.

STATUS: Construction began in July 2024 and is expected to be completed this fall.

 

Headland Street Neighborhood Beach Access is located in the South Headland Avenue right-of-way and will provide improved pedestrian access with a new sidewalk, boardwalk, dune walkover and connectivity to the multi-use path, as well as a stormwater component to help alleviate flooding in the area.

STATUS: Construction began in January 2025 and is expected to be completed in August 2025.

The Legion Park Improvement Project will bring several upgrades to this park located at 119 Crest Dr. Proposed improvements include a splash pad, new playground equipment, two launch piers, an additional pickleball court, resurfacing of the basketball court, construction of shade pavilions and additional parking for cars, trucks and trailers. 

STATUS: We have applied for a Development Order.