Best Beach in Orange Park

"In Ponte Vedra Beach, not far past the home of the PGA’s Player Championship at TPC Sawgrass, is another beautiful place to idle next to the Atlantic on a sunny day. There’s a wooden walkover crossing the dunes from the parking lot to the beach, which is long, sandy and clear of development apart from the grand beachfront houses poking up behind the dunes. Facilities at Mickler’s Landing include all the essentials like restrooms, showers, picnic tables, and this is another beach that accommodates cars (for a fee March to September)."

"Popular with surfers and wakeboarders, this beach on the southern side of Ponte Vedra Beach and just south of St. Augustine Beach is a great location for searching for seashells, using your metal detector for interesting finds or combing the sand for shark teeth. Horseback riding is allowed during designated times and so is driving on the beach. Pop over to Poppy’s Italiano or Bogey Grille for some grub after a long day soaking up sun."

"Tideviews Preserve is located at the end of West 1st Street and Begonia Street, west of Mayport Road. Tideviews Preserve consists of 8 acres of passive parkland. Tideviews offers a scenic view of the Intracoastal Waterway, 2500 feet of trail and boardwalk, restroom facilities, canoe launch, scenic overlook, a fishing area and public parking."

"Take in this scenic view while strolling down the boardwalk pier for amazing views of the Intracoastal Waterway. Located in Atlantic Beach, this preserve is open til dusk."

"There are 3 different beach entries to go to Guana Beach (North, Middle and South beach - in this order if coming from Ponte Vedra Beach). I usually shoot in North beach since it’s the closest to Jacksonville but after one of the hurricanes it was closed for a little while - then I used Middle or South beach locations. These 3 places are all very similar and I love the walkways leading to the beach."

"Of course, one of the best places for family pictures is one of the area beaches. You can head out to Atlantic, Neptune or Jacksonville Beach for great pictures with the ocean as the background. If you head to Jacksonville Beach, you can even get pictures with the pier in the background."

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"Muffin compares to Southern Dessert Plate’s ability to serve high quality creations with kindness that makes customers wanting to come back for the cakes and the conversations!. Like other bakeries in Jacksonville, Souther Dessert Plate offers a wide variety of cakes, cookies and small bites in a variety of flavors. Their speciality cakes are not only pleasing on the tastebuds but also pleasing on the eyes!"

"Avondale's Sake House and Riverplace's Sake House 2 are favorites in their respective neighborhoods, as their menus have both traditional and trendy options. And if you're a sucker for sake, as the name suggests, you're in the right place. Sake House's beverage list will slake your thirst for rice wine, imported beer or even booze-free beverages like Thai tea or the harder to come by imported Japanese soda."

"They place a great deal on sushi presentation your eyes will absolutely adore, the sushi for your eyes your mouth will love. Exploring their great Japanese cuisine, Sake House presents you with a fine deal of sushi and other Japanese food you can revel in. Moreover, their sushi chef has more than 20 years of cooking experience in Japan and New York."

"Fort Family Regional Park is a popular family-friendly park in the neighborhood where friends and family love to come together and have a memorable time. This outdoor recreational area has many amenities including grills, picnic shelters, picnic tables, tennis courts, basketball fields, hiking trails, a fishing pier, and more. This park ideal for someone who wants to spend a lovely time with their family enjoying a picnic, fish, or play Frisbee."

"This pooch-popular playscape is Jacksonville’s largest, with 42 acres of all kinds of terrain for Rover to run on, splash around in and crawl over. Open daily, the park does require a small fee for a single day visit or you can purchase an annual membership. People and their pups are welcome to stay well after dark (and past regular visiting hours)."

"For anyone with a four-legged friend that needs to socialize, there are ten off-leash dog parks in Jacksonville. The best of these is Dog Wood Park off the I-95 near Southpoint. Not only are there 42 acres of grass, woods and a lake for your pup to explore, there’s also an agility course, a dog washing station and lots of fun obstacles."

"A dog’s heaven, Dog Wood Park is 42 acres of the fenced-in, off-leash dog park. Inside of the park is a lake for feline friends to swim in, an agility course, and obstacles to challenge Fido. Though the park does have a membership, daily visitors are welcome."