Beach Archive

Navarre Beach has once again received national attention as a tourist destination.

The community was recently featured in Travel + Leisure magazine, which highlighted Navarre Beach as Florida’s “most relaxing place.”

As of late, it seems the mantra at Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District is ‘out with the old and in with the new.’

During their June 9 meeting, Navarre Beach Board of Fire Commissioners voted to list two of their vehicles as surplus and add a new vehicle to the District’s list of assets.

With summer underway, Navarre Beach Lifeguards are minding the shoreline and helping ensure the next generation not only knows how to stay safe in and out of the water but also how to help others.

During the month of June, Navarre Beach Lifeguards hosted their annual Junior Lifeguard program, which features beginner and advanced courses. The beginner course lasts for one week and is being held twice this summer.

At Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District’s May meeting, the fire commission reviewed expense items which still needed to be paid. These included a payment for a debt on the district’s fire engine and apparatus repairs.

Over two dozen lifeguards gathered at Tower 3 on Navarre Beach Friday, May 22, for a special competition.

The group was there for the Iron Guard race, a relay event in which lifeguards test their endurance and skills on land and in the water.

The Navarre Paddle Classic is back, bringing paddlers, spectators and outdoor enthusiasts together for a weekend of competition and community connection. The fifth annual event will return to Navarre Beach Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. Start times for the event are 8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day.

From May 1 through the end of October, sea turtles come onto Florida beaches to nest. Navarre Beach has seen its fair share of nests over the years.

At the highest point, the beach had nearly 20 nests in a season. In 2025, there were 18 nests found on Navarre Beach.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reached a major milestone in its Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI), completing all airborne LiDAR data collection and receiving the majority of vessel-based sonar data used to map Florida’s coastal waters.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District Chief Danny Fureigh is no longer employed with the district following an arrest on a probation violation, April 30.

On Earth Day, held each year on April 22, Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center held a sea turtle release event at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Walton County.

Among the five turtles released was Crater, a 12-lb. juvenile green sea turtle. Crater was rescued off Navarre Beach Fishing Pier earlier this month after getting hooked in the mouth by someone who was fishing.