St. George Island

Across from the waters of St. George Sound and Apalachicola Bay sits St. George Island. St. George Island, Florida, is part of the Barrier Islands. You can gain access only by crossing the Bryant Patton Bridge. This is an accessible island, a 25-mile narrow strip, well populated and quickly becoming developed. Nevertheless, there are still glorious miles of sand, sea and dunes. Nine miles of St. George Island beaches are part of the protected Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park. The length of this snowy-white beach makes it the longest beachfront of any Florida state park. In this protected environment, you can hike, swim and fish. While the park does not offer luxurious or basic St. George Island condo rentals, it does provide a campground, including basic amenities. The campgrounds also supply hook-ups for RVs.

St. George Island rentals offer a vacationer access to some of the finest fishing on the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola Bay. You can take part in off shore or surf fishing. A St. George Island rental can include hiring a boat or signing on with a charter. Possible catches include bluefish, ladyfish, pompano, redfish and Spanish mackerel. That is why there are thriving bait shops on St. George Island, Florida.

St. George Island vacation rentals can vary according to taste and preference. There is, however, a substantial amount of privately owned, fully furnished, lodgings. The owner usually rents out a St. George Island Condo, such as Annie’s Place or Neptune’s Palace, a St. George Island beach house or even a St. George Island plantation. The most well known plantation, however, is St. George Plantation, a gated community of some 25 subdivisions. The private subdivisions have the colorful beach-related names such as Bay Cove Village, Bay Palm Village and Windjammer. Several single-family homes also find themselves part of the real estate market of St. George Island vacation rental homes.

St. George Island, Florida, does have hotels and inns. The St. George Inn is the most intriguing in terms of décor and architectural design. The style is pure antebellum with its wraparound veranda and second-floor balconies with French doors. The pool merely enhances the inn’s southern charm. As with many other places offered for rent, the beach and the bay are within view. There are, actually few St. George Island, Florida, hotels. There is also the Buccaneer Inn. It lays claim to being the only motel and conference center facing the Gulf. Several rooms do face the Gulf but many look out over the pool or the nearby park.