If you’re headed to Florida this summer, it’s worth making a trip to one of the state’s most beautiful and surprisingly less crowded beaches — Dog Island. While it’s not Daytona Beach or South Florida, Dog Island is seven miles of nearly untouched land owned by the Nature Conservancy. It’s located in the panhandle region of northwest Florida, and it beats the crowds at Fort Walton Beach and Destin.
Be prepared to experience solitude. Dog Island is a lonely place, featuring a single hotel and accessible via water taxi or ferry. What’s more, this quant island doesn’t have any cars – in fact, there are no cars allowed because the people who live there call it consider the place a sanctuary.
Dog Island is about five miles from the mainland. Getting to the island is easy. Simply catch the ferry from Carrabelle in Franklin County, Florida, just 55 miles from Tallahassee. Vacationers can also get to the island by kayak or renting a private boat.
In addition to enjoying the white sand beaches, there are plenty of things to do at Dog Island. Once there, you can enjoy bird watching, go surf fishing, or search for loggerhead and leatherback turtles. While there is no camping allowed, visitors who wish to spend more than a day in this unspoiled haven can spend two more nights (two is the minimum) at the island’s only hotel, The Pelican Inn. The hotel offers eight rooms, and each room accommodates up to four people. A two night stay is currently $300.
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