Florida gulf vacation planning

[Peyton Manning]

Currently looking at Miramar beach this summer
Anyone with helpful info for the area?
I guess my first question is about detecting legal?

 

[newnan man]

Miramar is near Miami, not on the gulf and is not on the beach either. Nothing there but casinos.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Hmmmmm, I see one in the panhandle

 

[pepperj]

Miramar is near Miami, not on the gulf and is not on the beach either. Nothing there but casinos.

 

[villagenut]

There is a city named Miramar down at Miami....but Miramar Beach is in the panhandle next to Destin..Two Miramar names but different ends of the state. Similar to Martin Luther King roadways LOL. If you go to Miramar Beach, you gotta visit the Big Kahuna in Destin....it's a blast.

 

[newnan man]

Good deal there, I didn't think Peyton was interested in the Miami area. That's in the LA area of Florida, Lower Alabama!

 

[Gare]

For some reason My first thought was Miramar California

 

[Peyton Manning]

Not looking good for that area
Crazy prices and highway right along the beach
We like walking out the door to the beach
So, still exploring

 

[Jaraxle]

I spent many years vacationing then living in the Navarre Pensacola area. They have some of the most beautiful beaches. Never cared for Destin as it was always over crowded, expensive and the people that live there think they own the beach.
For the beach, metal detecting was fine when I was there but its been a few years. One thing to consider, Pensacola is one of the oldest towns in the US. There were a lot of ships in that area as well as a lot of wrecks. Its not uncommon after a storm for things to appear like ship parts and pieces. Most recently someone found a sword.

Ancient Sword Found On Florida Beach - Wildwood Video Archive

Ancient Sword Found On Florida Beach - A recent Facebook post detailing the remarkable discovery of a 19th-century American military sword

wildwoodvideoarchive.com

Also with the gulf and our friends in South America you could find something completely different washed up on shore like cash or drugs.
Apart from the beach and metal detecting, there is a large Fort (Fort Pickens) which is very cool to see and walk around. Also their is the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Naval Air Station which is very cool.

Homepage - NNAM

navalaviationmuseum.org

Mostly though its the beach, usually not too crowded, the sand looks like white sugar and water is turquoise most of the time. Also due to a sandbar about 100 yards off shore there are not a ton of shells. Dont get me wrong there are some good finds but its not littered with shell bits and pieces like on the east coast.
I hope this helps and gives you some ideas.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Not looking good for that area
Crazy prices and highway right along the beach
We like walking out the door to the beach
So, still exploring

You could crash here with me here in Ft Myers…..
No wait, I forgot. I moved.
You can visit me in the mountains of Maryland.

 

[SD51]

Navarre Beach hands down... You can walk miles of beach and some of it is a National Seashore so no detecting in that section. If you are interested PM me and I'll send you a condo owners properties web page and a list of the excellent restaurants!

 

[Peyton Manning]

It’s gonna be laguna beach
Now I hope there aren’t too many resident detectorists living nearby

 

[Peyton Manning]

I see that ‘tail fins’? Restaurant in Destin is on fire.
Guess I won’t get to eat there

 

[Marino13]

Have you ever been to clearwater beach ?it on the gulf and people MD there all the time. We have a place down there and we rent it out when we aren't down.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Have you ever been to clearwater beach ?it on the gulf and people MD there all the time. We have a place down there and we rent it out when we aren't down.

I’ll check with you next time!

 

[Marino13]

Have a good trip. 👍 happy hunting.