I love, love, LOVE living in the Palm Beaches for so many reasons! Since I now work in tourism as the PR Manager for Discover The Palm Beaches, the official tourism marketing corporation for Palm Beach County, I now know that our 47 miles of pristine beaches are the top reason why visitors choose us as a destination.
But we’re all prone to favorites, and I admit I started loving Singer Island beaches way back before I started working in tourism. These reasons are why I had to take a beach break today– and as I’m writing this, it’s Christmas Day! It was PACKED on this holiday!
1. The snorkel-worthy rock piles right off the coastline in Ocean Reef Park. Make sure you bring your snorkel flag and hit it up at high tide. I’ve seen parrotfish, porkfish and the occasional squid there– plus I’ve heard smaller sea turtles have been known to glide by there occasionally.
2. The Ocean Mall at City Beach is sooo convenient. If you forgot your gear, the Wings Beachwear store has everything you need to beach it up, as well as Palm Beach-branded gear like shirts and caps. Forgot snacks? Grab some Subway sandwiches or bottled water at the 7/11. Prefer a sit-down meal with live music? The scene is always happening at Two Drunken Goats Beach Cantina. My husband and I also enjoyed the sangria at the new Guakamoles Mexican Cantina & Grill. It’s definitely different from your typical Mexican restaurant– it emphasizes health food!
I love Singer Island so much, it’s where I brought my parents when they visited us last year!
3. Parking is free! ‘Nuff said.
I couldn’t believe how many people were out and about on the beach today– at first, I figured I would be alone since it was Christmas, but others were taking advantage of the holiday, as well!
4. City Beach has volleyball courts, tennis courts and a playground. Family-friendly!
5. My favorite snorkeling spot in the world is in the Intracoastal Waterway: the Underwater Snorkel Trail at Phil Foster Park. For the past 2-3 years, I went about every other weekend (when the tide was high) and was constantly amazed at the exotic sea life you can see there, like when I saw a manatee, octopus and eel all in one visit. You can now also see three hammerhead shark statues there! Shark selfies, anyone?
Let me know in the comments below– what is YOUR favorite beach, and why?!
The pictures alone make me miss South Florida that much more!!! Keep soaking up that sunshine!! 🙂
I’m so glad you like the photos, and Florida misses you, too!!
I love your new site! It’s so clean and pretty! We have only been to Singer Island once, now you’ve convinced me to try it again. Hope you had a wonderful holiday season!
I’m so glad you like it– I remember you telling me I had to step up my blog site game, and you were SO RIGHT. It only took forever, but I finally got it done. It’s still a work in progress, but you gotta start somewhere. And I hope you do get to visit Singer Island, it’s so beautiful and your kids would love it!