Langdon Beach at Fort Pickens

If you’re planning a memorable beach vacation to Pensacola, don’t pass up the opportunity to visit Fort Pickens. Named for Brigadier General Andrew Pickens, a Patriot who fought in South Carolina during the American Revolution, the fort was designed and constructed to defend Pensacola Bay and the Pensacola Navy Yard and Depot from foreign attacks.

The fort is home to Langdon Beach, one of the most popular sought-after swimming beaches in the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Located near the western end of Santa Rosa Island roughly in the middle of the National Park Service-managed Fort Pickens unit, the beach is visited due to its scenic low-lying coastal dunes, sugar white sand, and emerald green waters.

Aside from being one of the prettiest beaches on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Langon beach is one of the area’s few beaches where you can camp at.