Long pier reaching into the evening sea at Panama City Beach.
Panama City Beach pier / Photo: Scott Long / Source / CC BY 3.0. Cropped, resized, and recompressed.

Follow the shore. Find your day.

Explore Panama City Beach through open shores, shaded parks, dockside meals, and practical guides for the days you want to make.

Beyond the first stretch of sand

Let the open coast lead to a different view. Camp Helen brings cottage timber and Lake Powell into the picture; farther east, piers and docks give the shoreline a human rhythm. Start with a plan for your first visit, then leave space to explore.

Cottages beneath spreading oak branches at Camp Helen State Park.
Camp Helen State Park in 2008 / Photo: Ebyabe / Source / CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped, resized, and recompressed.
Panoramic view from a shaded pavilion toward the jetties beach at St. Andrews State Park.
St. Andrews State Park / Photo: Alan Lupsha / Source / CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped, resized, and recompressed.

A little movement. A little time together.

Browse around Pier Park, pause for a meal, or consider an outing on the water. Follow an interest through our Guides or compare Tours, with enough room in the day to enjoy the company you brought.

Visitors sitting near illuminated buildings and trees at Pier Park in 2016.
Pier Park in 2016 / Photo: Olin Gilbert / Source / CC BY 2.0. Cropped, resized, and recompressed.
A catamaran sailing at sunset off Panama City Beach, with the developed shore in the distance.
Sunset sailing off Panama City Beach / Photo: Nonrev.me / Source / CC BY 4.0. Cropped, resized, and recompressed.

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