St. George Island
Barrier island beaches, 20 minutes from Apalachicola
St. George Island is a 22-mile barrier island reached by a long causeway from Apalachicola. It's beach houses, a small village with a handful of restaurants, a lighthouse, and a state park at the east end with some of the emptiest beach in Florida. It pairs naturally with an Apalachicola dinner or two.
Who it fits
- ·Families who want a house on the sand
- ·Couples who want beach days plus a real dinner town nearby
- ·Groups sharing a big Gulf-front home
- ·Anglers and paddlers
- ·Long stays through the shoulder seasons
What kind of vacation it offers
- ·Beach vacation
- ·Family week
- ·Couples getaway
- ·Group trip
- ·Fishing trip
- ·Celebration or small wedding
Lodging styles
- ·Gulf-front and bay-front vacation homes
- ·Village cottages near the restaurants
- ·Large homes with pools for groups
- ·Pet-friendly homes when verified
Things to do
- ·Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park
- ·Cape St. George Lighthouse and the village
- ·Shelling and biking the island
- ·Surf and pier fishing
- ·Dinner across the bridge in Apalachicola
Weddings & celebrations
Beach ceremonies at a rental home or park permit area, reception on site or in Apalachicola. Best for 20 to 75 guests.
Start a wedding inquiryFishing & outdoors
Surf, pier, bay and offshore all available, with charters out of Apalachicola and the island.
Charter availability and pricing are confirmed with the operator before anything is quoted — nothing here is a live rate.
Request a fishing trip quoteNearby, and easy to combine
How NOVA can help
Tell NOVA what your trip actually needs — quiet or lively, house or hotel, on the sand or a short walk, fishing or nothing but a chair — and she'll narrow St. George Island against the other Panhandle towns before you ever fill out a form.