The best beach vacation - period. Panama City Beach Florida offers every kind of fun imaginable, so you can surround yourself with emerald waters, white sand beaches, temperate weather and have the time of your life! No matter who you are or what you enjoy, you’ll find your kind of fun in Panama City Beach.

Legendary worldwide for our breathtaking white sand beaches and Southern hospitality, Panama City Beach Fl is a natural draw for those seeking the warmth and sunshine of a tropical climate with the let-your-hair down kind of charm you can only find here.

20 Facts About Panama City Beach:

1. Located in Northwest Florida, just 98 miles southwest of Tallahassee and 297 miles southwest of Atlanta. Perfect spot for a Northwest Florida vacation!
   
2. The city has a year-round population of approximately 7,500.
3. Over six million visitors enjoy Panama City Beach travel each and every year.
4. Ever wonder why our beaches stay so clean & powdery white? The legendary pure white sand of Panama City Beach is attributed to quartz crystals washing down from the Appalachian Mountains centuries ago. Along their journey, the crystals were bleached, ground, smoothed, and polished. The surf and tides of the Gulf of Mexico is responsible for depositing these millions of grains of sugar-white sand onto the pristine shoreline….the result of this rigorous process is the beautiful, renowned beaches of Panama City Beach.
5. Panama City Beach Florida has an average of 320 days of sunshine per year.
6. Panama City Beach weather is sub-tropical, with a year-round temperature averaging 74 degrees, which means heavenly conditions for those enjoying Panama City Beach travel.
7. St. Andrews State Park has been named the #2 Beach in America by Trip Advisor. The 1,260 acre park has forests, sand dunes covered with sea oats, fresh and saltwater marshes, a lagoon swimming area, fishing jetties, hiking trails, 1.5 miles of beach and two campgrounds.
8. Panama City Beach has many nicknames, including “The World’s Most Beautiful Beaches”, “The Beach Lover’s Beach”, “The Beach That Fun Built” among others.
9. Panama City Beach is bordered on either side by State Parks: St. Andrews and Camp Helen .
10. Russell Fields Pier opened on July 4, 2009 across from Pier Park, and has the title of longest pier on the Gulf Coast at 1,600 feet.
11. Panama City Beach is known as the Seafood Capital of the South.
12. The city is also known as the Wreck Capital of the South due to the large number of historic wrecks for scuba divers to explore.
13. Panama City Beach is home to one of the country’s largest sport fishing fleets.
14. The area boasts one of the highest concentrations of bottlenose dolphins in the world, one of the many reasons Panama City Beach travel is so popular.
    
15. The new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport opened in May 2010 in Panama City Beach Florida. For more about the airport, click here.
16. Panama City Beach fishing is world famous, and fisherman can troll for multiple varieties of fish in our waters, including Blue Marlin, Red Snapper, Mackerel, Trout, Pompano and Cobia.
17. A community-coordinated project with Panama City Marine Institute led to the development of 50 artificial reefs off Panama City Beach. The natural reefs range in depth from 80 to 100 feet and are just a few miles offshore. These reefs range in height from three to eight feet and are teeming with sea life, including small corals and colorful sponges.
18. The Intercoastal Waterway runs through St. Andrews Bay.
19. Florida Ironman Triathlon has been held here since 1999.
20. Home to the only deepwater diving museum in the U.S., the Museum of Man in the Sea.

Hope this Panama City Beach information helped to get you geared up for an upcoming trip to our beautiful beachside city! Don't miss our gorgeous white sands, one of the top Florida beaches!