Ponte Vedra Beach Florida is a charming beach community located just south of Jacksonville on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida. The town is a popular stop for Florida tours and wintertime family vacations spent at the beach. The wide beaches in Ponte Vedra are considered to be some of the best in the state of Florida and feature 40-foot sand dunes, streams and creeks, and fine grain sand. Ponte Vedra Beach vacations are spent swimming and sunbathing, shopping in the downtown boutiques, or relaxing in the pools of Florida hotels.

Ponte Vedra is a bit like Florida's own version of Malibu. Its streets are lined with world-class Florida resorts and condominiums with their own private beaches. Although most of the beaches along this stretch of Florida are privately owned, there is one public access point along the south end of Ponte Vedra Boulevard called Mickler's Landing. Most visitors of Mickler's Landing immediately notice the beach's pinkish sand, which gets its color from ground up shells. The family oriented beach has restroom and shower facilities as well as picnic tables and pavilions. Although the waters are a bit to shallow for diving, snorkeling and kayaking are popular things to do at the beach.

Nearby Guana River State Park is a Ponte Vedra Beach that is known for its recreational activities, such as hiking or biking. It has a two-mile stretch of beach access with a large area for swimming as well as boardwalks that cross over dunes. Many people that visit Guana River State Park hike through the nine miles of nature trails before taking a dip in the ocean. The beach has public restroom facilities, picnic tables, and handicapped accessible areas.

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Ponte Vedra Beach vacations can be spent swimming, surf fishing, bird watching, or hiking across sand dunes. The town has several places to rent jet skis and sailboats as well as stables to go horseback riding. When you're done exploring everything there is to see in Ponte Vedre Beach Florida, head to the historical town of St Augustine, just 20 miles south of Ponte Vedre. The attractions of Jacksonville, such as the Maritime Museum and the Jacksonville Zoo, are just a half hour drive away.

Besides enjoying the beaches in Ponte Vedra, visitors can spend time golfing at one of several championship golf courses. Ponte Vedra Beach Florida is home to the PGA, or the Professional Golfing Association, and offers over 150 holes of golf in beautiful setting. Tennis is another popular sport. Many of the resorts and beaches in Ponte Vedra have tennis courts. Ponte Vedra contains a number of upscale resorts and vacation rentals that primarily appeal to golfers. Many of these Florida resorts include green fees to some of the most highly regarded Florida golf courses and complimentary transportation to golf championships happening throughout the area. Check with your hotel for details.

Ponte Vedra is just a 25 minute drive from St Augustine, which is the oldest European settlement in the U.S. St Augustine is full of historical buildings, antique shops, and a seventeenth-century fort. In addition to learning about history, visitors will have access to some of the best beaches in Florida. The population of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida nearly doubles in the winter when the weather is most ideal. If you don't mind slightly elevated temperatures, you can find some fantastic Florida vacation deals during the summer. Whether you want to spend your time sunbathing at the beaches in Ponte Vedre or playing a round of golf at championship golf courses, Ponte Vedra Beach vacations offer something for the entire family.