Palm Coast Flagler County

Flagler County is often not the first place that people think of when they want to visit Florida but for many people that regularly come back to enjoy the quiet beauty and variety of recreational activities that Flagler County offers, it can be the most appealing by far.  While other tourist destination in Florida such as Orlando, Daytona Beach, Miami, and Miami Beach cater to throngs of millions of tourists each year, Flagler County is quite content at keeping their tourist numbers low to remain relatively off the radar and off the beaten path.

This is certainly not to say that Flagler County doesn’t promote their tourism, however.  With its location on the Atlantic Ocean and one of the last remaining spots in Florida where new development and scenic beauty complement each other instead of fight for space, Flagler Country boasts scenic beauty that many other parts of Florida just can’t compare with.

For example, Flagler Beach isn’t as crowded as South Beach, Daytona Beach or Panama City but enjoys a level of serenity that those places just can’t provide.  While you will be hard-pressed to find a clean place to lay your blanket on one of those beaches, on Flagler Beach your closest neighbor can be many yards or even miles from you.  Since the amount of visitors to Flagler Beach is relatively low and it remains to be one of “Florida’s Best Kept Secrets,” the City of Flagler Beach does not provide lifeguards so swimming is at your own risk.

Getting to Flagler County and its incorporated towns and cities by air is easy.  Flagler County Airport is located in the City of Palm Coast and Daytona Beach International Airport is located just about 30 minutes south.  Alternatively, flights into Jacksonville International Airport or Orlando International Airport may be cheaper and they are located just about an hour and a half away.

Fishing is one of Flagler’s most popular recreational sports.  The Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway are excellent sources of sport fishing and the Flagler Beach Fishing Pier is well over 600 feet long.  It is not an uncommon site to watch fishermen walking off the pier with stringers and coolers full of fresh catches and if you have access to a boat you can easily catch your fill of Mahi-mahi, tuna, and even the occasional sailfish or marlin just a few miles offshore.  There are even a few fishing charters that run out of Flagler Beach that can be rented on a daily basis that allow you to fish all day and not have to worry about cleaning your catches at the end of the trip.

With over two dozen celebrated golf courses within Flagler County or within a few minutes’ drive, it is a golfing paradise.  On some of these award-winning courses, lush fairways and greens hug the Atlantic Ocean and present golfers with unparalleled views and playability, often for very reasonable prices.

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