There June 2009. Beautiful beach; clean, nice sand. Very little shells, so shell hunting not great. Water is BEAUTIFUL emerald green and fairly clear. The walk to the beach is about 1/2 mile from RV camping sites; you'll want a cart to bring your stuff. The shower/bathrooms area very well maintained and clean. The camping area is extremely well maintained... more

We stopped by this state park for the afternoon yesterday because I am a bit of a nature freak. We normally go to St. George Island for camping and general state park beach activity. This park was no comparison. It is a nice little getaway right in the heart of Destin, with hotels on either side. The beach was nearly... more

My family just returned from a wonderful week camping at Henderson Beach State Park. The campground is small but very clean, and the restrooms and showers are the cleaniest I have ever seen in a campground. Each site is gravel, so the amount of sand that was tracked in was minimal. There was a fire ban in place while we... more

We visited Henderson Beach on July 4th with my family of 4 along with my Father-in-law who happens to live in Crestview (which is north of Destin). It cost $4.00 a carload for up to 5 people to get in, which was reasonable (Henderson Beach is a state-run facility). I had read the reviews of the beach, and was also... more

What a great place to spend a week camping. The wife and I stayed in our popup for 7 nights at this great little camp ground. You could lay there at night an listen to the waves crash on shore, what a way to lull yourself to sleep. The facilities were very clean and the staff were as friendly as... more

The beach offered beach accessible wheelchairs--which is why we chose it. It was great! The water was clear and beautiful and the sand was white. There was a bit of a drop-off between the beach/sand and the water's edge, but we had some other beach-goers help to get the chair down near the water. more

Visited this park the first week of June 2007. The water was absolutely beautiful. Packed a picnic lunch. The were picnic areas close to the beach to sit eat and ejoy the view. more

Wow, what a fantastic afternoon! Living just an hour and a half north of the Gulf of Mexico, we often run down for the evening. This evening, we decided to try something a little different from our usual trip to Pensacola Beach and head to Destin, Fla. What a difference a few miles can make! We stopped at Henderson Beach... more

Our first trip to Destin was last summer and we found this Jewel. The beach was spotless and the water beautiful. We are in the process of planning a weeks stay in the area and you can bet the majority of our beach time will be spent here!! more