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When the St. Joe Company opened Camp Creek Inn in early 2024, it was something of a departure for the real-estate company, which specializes in Walton County beachfront resorts. Instead of hugging the Gulf side of 30A (as do WaterColor Inn, WaterSound Inn, and the Pearl Hotel), the luxury boutique property is anchored to a 18-hole golf course a mile from the coast. Camp Creek Inn’s biggest selling point isn’t sugar-white beaches, but rather non-beach amenities—its namesake golf course, a two-story wellness center, pickleball courts, even a half-basketball court. Which works out really well when you’re there in too-cold-to-sunbathe weather.

The country singer shares which parts of the Panhandle have his heart, as well as some of his favorite spots around Grayton Beach.

As 30A continues to grow, so does its culinary scene. We explored the 12 Florida Panhandle neighborhoods linked by 24-mile County Road 30A, where we discovered ample options for each meal of the day—plus plenty of happy-hour hideaways.

Families flock to the Panhandle’s scenic highway during school breaks. But adults can chill here in the spring, too—it’s all in the timing.

After a Fourth of July weekend in 2019, Tom and Chris Glavine were on their deck at Alys Beach, enjoying a last view of the Gulf before heading back to Atlanta, and he said, "Why are we leaving here, exactly?" The family of seven soon started pondering how to make life on 30A a year-round thing. In 2020, they switched to full-time coastal life.

A spinoff of Andy McKoski's Florida restaurant Chiringo, Chiringa will have a laid-back beachy vibe and offer fresh seafood, fish sandwiches, salads, and cocktails made with juice squeezed in-house.

Technically located in Miramar Beach, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is often confused with a town—perhaps because of the name’s similarity to the city of Destin, located 10 miles west.