Jacksonville Beach Florida Vacation & Travel Guide

Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach, or "Jax Beach" to the locals,is on the northeast coast of Florida is blessed with miles of uncrowded white sandy beaches. Located east of Jacksonville, Florida, along the Atlantic Coast, Jacksonville Beach is home to resorts, oceanfront hotels, superb dining, shopping, a golf course, family entertainment and much more. Click Here for the best deals on Jacksonville Beach hotels!

Jacksonville Beach is nestled between the Intracoastal Waterway, St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. With this much natural beauty, Jacksonville Beach offers lots of opportunities whether you like to fish, golf, rent a boat or any number of other activities.

Jacksonville Beach is home some of the best sport fishing, boating and water sport recreation in Florida. Swim in the ocean, stroll or collect seashells along the beach, or walk along the Sea Walk and watch for porpoise or the northern right-whales that winter off our coast.

Vacationing does not by sand alone. Jacksonville Beach offers some great dining opportunities ranging from fine dining to cheeseburgers. We have listed with ratings some of the most popular eateries and establishment to find a cold drink in the Jacksonville Beach area.

You'll need somewhere to stay so we have listed with ratings and links to the best deals on the internet the best hotels, resorts and vacation rentals available in and around Jacksonville Beach. Click Here for the best deals on Jacksonville Beach hotels!

Don't forget those souvenirs t-shirts and hats. Shopping is always a big part of any beach vacation and you'll find some of the best places to shop along Jacksonville Beach on our shopping page.

We hope you'll find our site helpful and don't forget the sunscreen. 

Jacksonville Beach News

Food trucks battle bans at First Coast beaches
Mobile restaurants offer quick bites — and even gourmet food — to lunch and nighttime crowds throughout Duval County, but they are currently prohibited from operating at Jacksonville, Atlantic and Neptune beaches.
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Crowds cram Beaches; some say time to target other waterways
The official "opening" of the Beaches is Sunday as a parade snakes through much of Jacksonville Beach, but the onslaught of people jamming the shoreline in increasing numbers has been under way for years.
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Jacksonville Beach ranked nation's most popular beach
Jacksonville Beach is the nation's most popular beach, according to The Daily Beast website. The site, a popular national news and entertainment Internet site, Monday ranked the top 20 beaches nationwide, from California to Hawaii and along the east and west coasts, and Jacksonville Beach was listed No. 1 for 2010. Jacksonville Beach outranked the traditionally popular Florida beaches such as Miami, Daytona Beach and Clearwater, ranked 3, 14 and 15 respectively.
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Jacksonville Beach Events

Doubles Beach Volleyball Tournament - May 19
Part of the First Coast Beach Series, check-in 8 a.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday, Beach volleyball courts, Third Avenue North, Jacksonville Beach. fcva1.com

USO Poker Run - May 19
Registration 8 a.m., last bike out 10:30 a.m., all bikes back by 4:30 p.m., Adamec Harley Davidson Buell, 8908 Baymeadows Road, ending at American Legion Post 316, 1127 Atlantic Blvd. Registration, (904) 249-0202 or alr316.org.

The Taste of the Beach - May 20
To benefit the Betty Griffin House, noon-6 p.m., Pier Pavilion, St. Augustine Beach. Tasting tickets $1. (904) 824-1555.

Jacksonville Beach 11th season of MOONLIGHT MOVIES
The City of Jacksonville Beach and PRI Productions are happy to kick off the 11th season of MOONLIGHT MOVIES. This season marks a decade of movie magic at the Sea Walk Pavilion.
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