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St. Augustine Beach

St. Augustine Beach, FL · Northeast Florida

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Anastasia Island's main beach runs wide and walkable below the 1,300-foot St. Johns County Ocean Pier, the kind of beach town where you can drive onto the sand, cast a line, or paddle out to the steady pier-break swells that draw Northeast Florida's surfers. Wednesday mornings the pier park fills with 60-some farmers market vendors, and summer nights bring the free Music by the Sea concerts and a splash park for the kids. It is the lively, easygoing counterpart to the old fort and cobblestones a few miles north, with surf shops, beachfront bars, and shrimp baskets within a barefoot walk of the water.

Highlights

1,300-foot St. Johns County Ocean Pier for fishing, sightseeing, and sunriseReliable pier-break and A Street surf that draws Northeast Florida surfersWednesday Pier Farmers Market with 60-plus local vendorsFree summer Music by the Sea concerts and a kids' splash parkDrive-on beach access and wide, walkable Atlantic sand

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