What is Florida’s Forgotten Coast?

It was 1991 and once again a Florida tourism promotion group had published a map that completely “forgot” to acknowledge the existence of a delightful coastal section of Florida Panhandle extending from Mexico Beach (eastern Bay County) on the west to St. Marks (Wakulla County) on the east. A group of local business leaders decided the appropriate moniker for the region was “Florida’s Forgotten Coast.”

Since that time, St. Joseph’s Peninsula St. Park near Port St. Joe and Mexico Beach, was ranked America’s #1 Beach for its sparkling, tranquil waters and towering white sand dunes. And, many

Spectacular beach rental homes have taken the place of fishing camps along nearly remote shorelines.