Panama City Beach - St Andrews SP - 01/02/18

January 2, 2018 – Tuesday
St. Andrews State Park
Panama City Beach, Florida

We spent a restful night at the Blackwater River State Park in Holt, Florida. We get off to a late morning start and arrive at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Florida without incident. This is a popular state park, with all campsites by reservation only. Did I mention we never make reservations! On our past visits to this state park we were usually successful in finding a campsite that had not been reserved. On this visit we are fortunate to snag campsite #15 for two nights and campsite #8 for one night for our three-day visit.

St. Andrews is a 1,200-acre park located three miles east of Panama City Beach. Well known for its sugar-white sands and emerald green waters, this former military reservation has over one-and-a-half miles of beaches on the Gulf of Mexico and Grand Lagoon.

Panama City Beach is a waterfront town in northwest Florida. The population was 12,018 according to the 2010 census. It is a popular vacation destination that an estimated 17 million people each year. The influx of college students celebrating spring break in March swell the population to about 250,000.

We will spend three days in Panama City Beach while we visit with our son and his family.

Tomorrow another adventure begins.

Travel Details:
Departed: Holt, FL
Departure Time: 10:00 am
Arrived: Panama City Beach, FL
Arrival Time: 12:40 pm
Miles traveled: 104

Campground: St. Andrews
Type: State Park
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 30.13772 N
Longitude: 85.73971 W

Camping Daily Fee: $28.00 (no discounts for out-of-state seniors)
Campsite: 8 (1 night), 15 (2 nights)
Campsite Hookups: Electric and Water
Campground Amenities:
Flush Toilets, Hot showers, Water Spigots, Trash Dumpster, Sewer Dump

Verizon Cellular Service: 4G-3 Bars
Verizon Internet Service: 4G-3 Bars (JetPack)
Dish TV Satellite Service: Excellent