Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort® is a 2,400-acre premier destination resort located in Northwest Florida. Sandestin® invites guests to enter its world of 30 charming village neighborhoods featuring condominiums, villas, townhomes and a wide variety of hotel accommodations. The resort boasts more than seven miles of sugar-white sand beach and bayfront property, four championship golf courses, 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 123-slip marina, water sports, children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting space and a pedestrian village featuring a host of boutique shops, casual and fine dining restaurants, nightclubs and bars that come alive with strolling musicians, street performers, dancing fountains and lively festivals and events. In this complete vacation world, guests can create their own, one-of-a-kind memorable experience.

​Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort® is located in Miramar Beach, Florida on northwest Florida's Gulf Coast, between Pensacola and Panama City, eight miles east of Destin. A member of Visit South Walton – Sandestin is the only resort situated on both the Intercoastal Waterway and the Gulf Coast and is accessible via three airports – Fort Walton Beach, Panama City and Pensacola. The 2,400-acre Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort®, founded in 1973, is the premier family resort destination in Northwest Florida

​Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort® offers the most desirable year-round sand, surf and golf vacation experience in the Southeast for families and groups. It is the region's only resort to offer both beach and bay access. Sandestin® offers incomparable golf, including the Raven Golf Club, expanded tennis and a broad range of recreational activities. Accommodations can be found in a wide variety of rental units, ranging from condominiums and villas to large single-family homes. Sandestin has embarked on the most unique development program in Northwest Florida. The resort's 28-acre Village of Baytowne Wharf offers guests shopping, dining and entertainment options with its 30 unique retail offerings, restaurants, eateries and bars. The resort also features the 168-unit Grand Sandestin and the Baytowne Conference Center, which features the Magnolia Ballroom, the largest ballroom in Northwest Florida on the Gulf Coast, and 65,000 sq feet of state-of-the-art meeting space, including two ballrooms that each measure 13,000 sq ft.

Golf carts not registered with Sandestin® are prohibited on the resort premises and outside rentals are not allowed within the resort. A limited number of Epiqhost rentals provide a golf cart in association with rental of the property. Need to find out if you can obtain golf cart for your stay? Please ask your Epiqhost Reservation Sales Specialist for more information by calling 850-909-9191. 

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Per the Sandestin Owner Association, motorcycles, boat trailers, trailers of any kind, scooters, RV’s, campers, or buses are prohibited on the resort premises. 

Sandestin® Parking

Parking for these items MAY be available in designated areas on a first come basis for a fee. Parking spaces are limited and it is recommended to check availability prior to arrival. For assistance please contact 850.428.1692.  

Geronimo RV Park

www.geronimorvpark.com

May be able to accommodate trailer parking by calling 850.585.1502. Pricing as of 4/2025 is $30/night debit or credit, or $25/night cash. Payment must be made in person upon arrival during business hours. 

Mon-Sat: 9-5:30.

​Sandestin offers guests 72 holes of award-winning golf on four championship courses, including the Raven Golf Club, Burnt Pine Golf Club, The Links Golf Club and Baytowne Golf Club. All four of Sandestin's courses were designed by world-renowned course architects. In fact, Sandestin is the only resort with courses designed by both Jones brothers – Rees Jones (Burnt Pine) and Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Raven). Both The Links Golf Club and Baytowne Golf Club were designed by Tom Jackson. 

Golf Rates and Packages:

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In addition to golf, Sandestin® offers world-class tennis on 15 courts. Sandestin offers 15 world-class courts in hard and Hydrogrid clay. Tennis instruction for adults and children is also available. Sandestin® also maintains 7.5 miles of top-rated sugar-white sand beach and bayfront property and the 223-slip, full-service Baytowne Marina. The property also features a fitness center, salon and day spa, 19 swimming pools, an 18-hole putting course (The Dunes) and a nature park (Jolee Island).

Recreational activities at Sandestin® include beach volleyball, boogie boards, hiking, bicycling, kayaking, catch-release lake fishing, wave runner rentals, pontoon boat rentals, sailing instruction, sailboat rentals, sailing charters, sunset cruises, Solaris dinner cruises, professional golf, tennis and sailing lessons.

Sandestin® offers guests a choice of more than 20 restaurants right on the resort grounds. The resort's Village of Baytowne Wharf features a number of dining options including Slick Lips Seafood and Oyster House, Another Broken Egg Café and Robertos Pizza. Hammerhead's Bar & Grille, Rum Runners and John Wehner's Village Door provide guests with a choice of nightlife venues.

At the beautiful new Hotel Effie Sandestin, you’ll find four restaurants including upscale dining at Ovide, appetizers and drinks at TLB (The Lobby Bar), hand-crafted cocktails and small bites at Ara Rooftop Pool & Lounge, and its very own coffee market.

In addition to the dining choices at the Village, Sandestin® also offers guests a Gulf-front experience—The Beach House overlooking the Gulf of America. Located at the scenic Baytowne Marina overlooking the Choctawhatchee Bay, Marina Bar & Grill is a treasure for all ages. Three Tiki Bars are also available seasonally. Located adjacent to Sandestin's Baytowne Marina, The Village of Baytowne Wharf is a 28-acre pedestrian-only coastal village located along Choctawatchee Bay.

Life in Sandestin® is a special community with its own pace, where golf carts and bikes are the preferred method of transportation in a one-of-a-kind experience created for guests. Select units come with golf carts, but guests are welcome to drive their own cars throughout the resort. Sandestin® also provides guests with a fleet of complimentary trams that run from the beach to the bay. Simply present your Epiqhost Tram Pass included in many units without golf cart access, for entry onto the tram.

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Leave NO trace: Unattended, overnight items will be removed.

NO metal shovels: Large holes create dangerous situations for fellow beachgoers and marine life. 

NO glass containers

Stay off dunes

NO littering, nudity, or excessive noise

Vehicles, pets, and fires require permits

Violation of beach rules may result in penalties or fines.