Dining

Drive along Scenic Highway 30-A, and you'll find incredible coastal cuisine. Enjoy AAA Four-Diamond-rated dining WaterColor Inn's Fish out of Water, which combines the freshest local fish and meats with an eclectic approach to traditional beach cuisine. Enjoy dining outdoors over looking the tall, majestic sand dunes and beautiful waters of the Emerald Coast.

Beaches

Stunning sugar-white sand beaches and brilliant crystal-clear emerald water await WaterSound homeowners. In the heart of Florida's Emerald Coast, WaterSound is less than three miles from the beach. Public beach access is conveniently located at Deer Lake State Park, which is just 5 miles away or Grayton Beach State Park, which is just 11 miles away and consistently ranks among the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the United States.

The Emerald Coast offers 24 miles of pristine white-sand beaches stretching along the Gulf of Mexico. This sand is made up of pure Appalachian quartz and reflects the sunlight through the surf, giving the water the beautiful emerald-green color. Once you visit, you see why this area of Florida has earned the name Emerald Coast.

WaterSound Beach Club

WaterSound homeowners are invited to join the WaterSound Beach Club, which is just 5 miles away. WaterSound Beach Club offers dramatic views of the Gulf, a free-form zero-entry pool, shaded arbors, secluded cabanas, ladies' and men's locker rooms with shower facilities and changing areas. A full-service restaurant that rivals any along 30-A. Enjoy indoor and outdoor terrace dining and an open-air full-service bar. Perfect your tennis game on two private Har-Tru Hydro-Courts. Tennis lessons are available. The Beach Club boasts a calendar of exciting special events through the year.

Membership and/or access to the WaterSound Beach Club is limited to owners in select JOE communities and guests renting vacation homes through WaterSound Vacation Rentals, and is subject to limitations. The membership documents, dues and fees may change without notice.

Boating & Fishing

If boating and fishing are your passion—this region offers some of the best! The beautiful Gulf of Mexico, the area's 17 freshwater and saltwater lakes, Choctawhatchee Bay, West Bay and St. Andrews Bay provide unmatched opportunities for fishing and water sports in Florida. Located just 23 miles east of WaterSound, Bay Point Marina  in Panama City Beach offers fishing, boating, jet skiing, swimming, sailing, snorkeling and off-shore charter boats.

Shopping

WaterColor's Town Center offers a wide variety of locally-owned shops where you can purchase men's, women's and children's clothing, as well as accessories, art and gifts, reserve a fishing charter, create a custom teddy bear, relish a cup of coffee as the sun comes up, or enjoy a meal and glass of wine under the stars.

Heading east 11 miles is Pier Park, a premier shopping and dining destination. Silver Sands, the nation's largest designer outlet center with over 100 designer name stores is just 23 miles to the west toward Destin.

Golf

The Origins Golf Club, which is within the WaterSound community, makes golf more fun and accessible to families, beginners and casual golfers, offering a six-hole regulation course that alternatively plays as a nine-hole executive course and a 10-hole par-three layout.

Looking for challenging and outstanding golf courses? Named "Course of the Millennium" by Travel + Leisure magazine, Camp Creek Golf Club, is a Tom Fazio-designed, 18-hole, par-72 championship course measuring 7,159 yards and is sure to provide the challenge for which you're looking.

Biking

The state parks and Point Washington State Forest’s Eastern Lake Bike Trail offer great scenery. If you prefer a paved path, you can enjoy the picturesque journey on the Timpoochee Trail running for 18.6 miles along Scenic 30-A.

Lake Powell

Cradled by barrier beaches and majestic dunes, Lake Powell is fed by both rainwater and meandering tides – a perfect spot for freshwater and saltwater fishing.

Back Country

Whether discovered on foot or bicycle, there are miles and miles of trails and paths that wind through towering pine forests into blue-sky clearings and past captivating vistas of nature's glorious and tireless enterprise. Old-growth stands of longleaf and loblolly pines forming sun-dappled canopies over Florida anise and bay magnolias, create a backcountry wonderland for exploration and adventure.