Let’s go to the beach — in Fort Pierce and near Port St. Lucie.
These are the best beaches in the area, either popular and packed with people or lesser-known with small parking lots to keep crowds away.
This list includes whether these beaches have restrooms and outdoor showers, as well as other amenities such as picnic pavilions and sand volleyball courts. All have parking lots, some paved and others not.
No lifeguards are on duty unless otherwise noted. All are free except state parks. No pets, alcohol, fires, camping or fireworks are allowed at beaches in Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County — with the exception of Walton Rocks Beach in Jensen Beach, which allows pets.
Here are the 16 best beaches in Fort Pierce and near Port St. Lucie, from north to south in St. Lucie County.
Avalon State Park
Pepper Park Beachside
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
South Causeway Beach
Jetty Park Beach (Fort Pierce Beach)
Porpoise Beach
Gulfstream Beach
South Beach Park
Kimberly Bergalis Memorial Park
Surfside Park
Coconut Drive Park
Blue Heron Beach
John Brooks Park Beachside
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park
Middle Cove Beach
Blind Creek Beachside
Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm’s entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at laurie.blandford@tcpalm.com. Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/manage.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Top 16 best beaches in Fort Pierce, near Port St. Lucie include Blind Creek nude beach
Reporting by Laurie K. Blandford, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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