| Cape San Blas, Florida, is one of the few remaining | | | | summers on the Cape and we spend as much time |
| unspoiled gems that shines brightly on the necklace | | | | there as we can. |
| of beaches that run along the coastline of Florida. | | | | Why is the Cape so special? Once you drive into Port |
| Unlike her more developed sister beaches in Panama | | | | St. Joe, you leave behind the hustle and bustle that is |
| City, Destin, and other Panhandle locations, the Cape | | | | so much a part of Florida today. On the peninsula |
| is often called "The Forgotten Coast," because while | | | | there are many things you won't find: No high-rise |
| all the growth was taking place in other beach | | | | buildings, no massive condominium complexes, no |
| communities, the Cape was staying pristine and | | | | towering hotels, no malls, no movie theaters, no |
| largely unchanged. A dog-legged shaped peninsula, | | | | traffic, no noise and no crowds! What you will find |
| Cape San Blas extends out from the mainland in the | | | | are beautiful beaches, gorgeous sunsets, pristine St. |
| area of Port St. Joe, Florida, a tiny community where | | | | Joe Bay, the fabulous waters of the Gulf of Mexico, |
| the Florida constitution was written. | | | | pelicans, dolphin, shelling and much more. |
| As you leave the mainland, the first section of the | | | | What is there to do? On the Cape, reconnecting with |
| Cape runs east and west. As you pass the historical | | | | your family and nature are number-one activities. You |
| Cape San Blas Lighthouse area and a spot known as | | | | may want to just spend a week kicking back on the |
| Stump Hole, the landmass makes a turn, and the | | | | beach, reading books, fishing from the beach, getting |
| remaining 15 or so miles run north-south. This portion | | | | a tan, collecting shells or playing horseshoes. Lots of |
| of the Cape is also sometimes known as St. Joseph | | | | families do just that, and they say even kids find the |
| Spit. At the northern end of the Cape is the St. | | | | Cape a great place to unwind and relax. |
| Joseph Peninsula State Park, which includes over | | | | More the active type? On the Cape, you can go |
| 2,500 acres of beautiful unspoiled beaches, majestic | | | | horseback riding on the beach, take a kayak out in |
| dunes, and wilderness. At the very tip of the Cape is | | | | the gulf or bay, learn how to scallop, go offshore for |
| a popular spot for people to go by boat for family | | | | a day of catching grouper and red snapper, head |
| outings of shelling and picnics. | | | | over to St. Vincent's Natural Wildlife Refuge on a |
| As a Florida native, I'm picky about my beaches. | | | | water shuttle, take a trip to Apalachicola get some |
| That's why I had a "wait and see" attitude when my | | | | oysters or over to Panama City to Shipwreck Island |
| husband planned our first family vacation to the Cape | | | | Water Park. This page with Cape San Blas |
| San Blas area in 1997. As a Sarasota County native, | | | | Information about local businesses and things to do |
| for some reason I had never heard of Cape San | | | | will get you started on renting boats, where to eat, |
| Blas, Port St. Joe, or Gulf County -- that "Forgotten | | | | golf, fish and more. |
| Coast" moniker again. When we arrived, however, I | | | | If you are looking for a vacation spot where the only |
| was instantly in love with the area and knew I would | | | | noise is the sound of the seagulls, the surf, and your |
| come back again and again. And that is exactly what | | | | children's laughter, the Cape may be for you. |
| we have done. My children have grown up spending | | | | |