River to Sea Preserve

We were looking for a place to enjoy views of the ocean. There were a few benches along the beautiful boardwalk and free access access to the beach. There is also plenty of free parking. A young couple came with their German shepherd who bounded joyfully in the waves.

Beautiful little site with a picnic pavilion, tables and chairs, bathrooms, and a boardwalk trail to the water with natural rocks.

This beach park also serves as a trailhead for the Flagler Beach to Marineland trail. It has a short boardwalk where you can catch some cool ocean breezes or enjoy a sunrise. Plenty of parking and not busy even on a Saturday. You'll find all the typical beach amenities here, restrooms, showers, and a covered picnic area.

Absolutely gorgeous, stunning and around nature. Makes me sleep better smelling the salt. Water is good for my body. It's antioxidant. It's wonderful. I love it

I Visited for My First Time last week. I came to watch the Rocket Launch but I ended up spending most of my time searching for treasures. It's a Beautiful Beach with Lots of Parking. Definitely recommend a visit!

2023-08-01: This is a nice beach access point. There is a nice boardwalk overlooking the beach. There are quite a few rocks on the beach.

Cannot say enough positive things about this place. This preserve has no entry fee I saw. It had a large covered pavilion at the very front entrance and is filled with very manageable trails I was able to navigate by myself with a double stroller and two toddlers. The trails lead to different places on the intracoastal. I couldn't get pictures but we even got to see dolphins playing which was just so magnificent! There were teenagers camping, some guests doing catch and release fishing, and people of all ages walking. Dogs on leashes are welcome too. I did not see any public restrooms, only a porta potty, and this is not very accessible for manual push wheelchairs, but could be done pretty confidently with help. Overall, the scenery is breathtaking, a morning adventure mom and budget approved, and the grounds are accessible to most ages though wheelchair users will likely need help to enjoy this park fully.

Really nice boardwalk nice accessible rental paddle boards. Beautiful Cocina rock

There is a lot to see at the River to Sea Preserve. There are a lot of trails to walk on in great condition. The trails are wide so you don't have to worry about brushing against trees and possibly getting ticks. The trail is basically a large loop in a square shape, whereas the back of the loop runs along the ICW waterfront. There's a nice picnic area on the back of the loop. If you're looking to get to the on the water picnic area the quickest go right when you come to the intersection in the beginning. The picnic area by the entrance has barbecues and tables. Not sure if the water is drinkable. The old bathroom house was destroyed and they replaced it with Porta John's. This looks like a great place to take kids fishing since there is a floating walkway dock onto the little pond. There are alligator warning signs so use caution.

Not much to see here, but that's kinda the point. First of October and there were a handful of people here and it's very quiet. The beach is made from pulverized seashells instead of sand.

Stoped here to check out the beach on our way from Orlando to Jacksonville (we like to take the scenic routes) Beautiful area.

Peaceful and Beautiful. Beach was very clean and not a ton of people to overcrowd. I highly recommend coming here if you need to listen to the water and yourself.

Great relatively remote beach for families. Best part is the coquina rock. Also a really nice boardwalk with easy access from the parking lot.

It wasn't too crowded, the boardwalk is closed due to hurricane damage but it's beautiful over there.

Update. The boardwalk is open.

Very nice beach, but be careful if you want to surf here, there’s lots of rocks.

Nice playground for kids plenty of parking betty says

My daughter and I had a wonderful time exploring the rocks and enjoying the beach here. There's a nice parking lot and a bathroom.

I hate to give it such a high rating because that might attract a bigger crowd!

Parking is good and much safer than street side. Room for 50-75 cars.
Public Restrooms and outside shower. Boardwalk leading to beach. (Not very long distance)

We like the rows of rocks that lead out to the water on right and left sides. If you take small children, it isn’t as difficult to keep them in site.

The sand is fine and beach is level going into the water at low tide (200’ plus ) 4.7 stars

THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL FLORIDA BEACH!

We visited the beachside area at the northeast section of this preserve. The uniqueness of this beach is the sandstone boulders scattered along the sandy beach. Low tide is recommended for walking along the beach, unless you are adept at hiking across large rock formations. The beach is rich with beautiful scenes as the ocean crashes over the boulders making ripple effects and little waterfalls along the way. Flocks of various seabirds certainly enjoy feeding and playing along the shoreline.

Another one of the ideal features of this beach is that it is dog friendly. My dog had a blast playing on the beach even venturing into the cold water.

The area is adjacent to Marineland of Florida which was the “World's First Oceanarium,” and opened in 1938. It is now a dolphin conservation center and the interactive Marineland Dolphin Adventure.

At the southern point of this preserve is a walking trail on the west side of A1A which is on my list to visit next time. Definitely want to go back!

LR Feb.4, 2022

We stopped by today after a rainstorm and had a great visit at the beach. There is a parking lot, restrooms and wastebaskets. You can see some of the photographs that there are turtle nests protected, sea grapes and a beach. Rick jettys line the beach.

No Ilifeguard is present.