Coastal community featuring waterfront parks, beaches, recreational trails, boating access, family-friendly amenities, and scenic views of surrounding bays and coastal waters.
How to Get There
From Pensacola (4 mi): Take US-98 east across Pensacola Bay Bridge, continue into Gulf Breeze, and follow Shoreline Drive to City Hall in the center of the community.
Overview
Gulf Breeze is an affluent Pensacola suburb on the Fairpoint Peninsula, just north of Pensacola Beach and reached by the Pensacola Bay Bridge (US-98). Its main draws are the Gulf Islands National Seashore, whose land here covers more than 1,300 acres with a visitor center and public beaches south of US-98, and the Gulf Breeze Zoo.
Highlights
- Gulf Islands National Seashore: Naval Live Oaks, barrier-island beaches, historic forts, and nature trails
- Gulf Breeze Zoo: a 50-acre zoo with hundreds of animals, a boardwalk over a free-range preserve, a miniature train, and events such as Boo at the Zoo and Zoo Lights
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