Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

If you love the outdoors make sure your visit to Niceville includes a stop at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, located on Highway 20, just east of Niceville.

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park is located on the north shore of Choctawhatchee Bay and bordered by the Rocky Bayou Aquatic Preserve. Visitors to the park can enjoy canoeing and kayaking, viewing aquatic wildflowers and spotting osprey nests, and observing wildlife in its natural environment.

Kayaks can be rented for 2 hours, half day, or all day.

There are several new and improved facilities, such as new picnic pavilions, children’s playground, and a foot-traffic bridge crossing Puddin Head Lake. The Park Visitor Store provides camping and fishing supplies including bait, tackle, ice, firewood, RV supplies, souvenir shirts and caps, snacks and suntan products.

Facilities include campgrounds with electricity and water, swimming area, boat launch, freshwater fishing, picnic area, playground and nature trails.

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park is open year round. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to sunset. Admission is $4 per vehicle (8 people maximum), $3 for one person in a vehicle or $1 per person (pedestrians, bicyclists) and $2 use of the boat ramp.

Call for camping and pavilion reservations and costs: 850-833-9144.

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