Seaside Fla.

used to be a well kept secret now its too crowded

Expensive and crowded.


If you want laid back, St George Island is great. Bugs can be kind of bad there though.

If you stay at Navarre Beach, you may easily drive west, along the Gulf Islands Nat'l Seashore, & find a stretch of Beach un-crowded...

damn.. didnt realize it was that bad, thanks

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You have to go east of Mexico Beach these days to get that old 30a feel

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shhhh we don’t need the pseudo affluent Yeti travel ball families taking over

30A still beats most of the places West of it. You can still find some Old Florida along 30A, you just got to look and know a bit about the area. SeaGrove adjoins Seaside and is good while still accessible. If you go all the way up toward Stinky's, there aren't a lot of hotels.

As others said, though, if you want to really get into the Old Florida feel, head all the way down to St. George Island.

We've been going to the Redneck Riviera for 45 years or so (5 generations now. Started with a family-owned cabin at Ft. Morgan that got killed by Hurricane Frederick, then Destin, then 30A). We finally stopped a couple of years ago as family's interests changed. I'd love to make a trip over couple of years again, though.

Eat at The Red Bar

My favorite restaurant around there is Café Thirty -A.

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didnt realize it was that bad

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I wouldn't say Seaside and the surrounding area is bad, and it just depends on what you want out of beach trip. There is a bit of a keeping up with the Jones's mentality down there. The "oh, everyone talks about getting afternoon drinks at Bud & Alley's, so we HAVE to do that" kind of thing. Seaside also gets very crowded, and the houses closer to the beach are pretty pricey.

30A is several miles long though, and there are other areas a little less crowded. Easy to go to Grayton or Seagrove or Blue Mt and have a relaxing trip. All of those are close enough to Seaside to drive or walk over and check it out if you're so inclined.