Main Beach Park
"Great beach with nice facilities. Place for dogs and kids. In a very pretty section of town. Water was rough today but beautiful nonetheless."
📍 32 N Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Amelia Island’s beaches are the kind of places you don’t just visit — you settle into. Wide, uncrowded stretches of sand roll out for miles, backed by sea oats and old Florida dunes, with the Atlantic doing its steady, rhythmic thing all day long. Mornings are glassy and calm, perfect for long walks, shell hunting, or paddling out when the waves are clean and forgiving. By afternoon, there’s usually just enough breeze to keep it cool, with surfers, skimboarders, and beach cruisers sharing the shoreline without the chaos you get farther south. What really sets Amelia Island apart is the vibe. It’s laid-back, local, and unpretentious — more sunrise coffee and barefoot afternoons than neon lights and crowds. You’ll find easy beach access near Fernandina Beach, quiet south-end sands where you can spread out, and natural beaches that still feel untouched. Whether you’re chasing a mellow surf session, building sandcastles with the kids, or just zoning out to the sound of the waves, Amelia Island beaches deliver that classic Florida surf-town energy without trying too hard. It’s simple, authentic, and exactly how a beach day should feel.
Peters Point Beachfront Park
"This is my go to beach forever. Parking is great, not crowded at all, lifeguards are nice, they have bbq grills available and picnic area, showers, restrooms, can bring your car..."
📍 4600 Peters Point Rd, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Amelia Island State Park
"This is my happy place I grew up coming out here if you are looking to find shark teeth this is a awesome place to come. The fishing out here is pretty decent for whiting , spad..."
📍 Jimmy Buffett Mem Hwy, Jacksonville, FL 32226, USA
Burney Park
"Not very many people on the beach right now. There was surf fishing, dog walking, people walking for exercise and a few basking in the sun. It's not like American Beach anymore,..."
📍 95570 Burney Blvd, Amelia Island, FL 32034, USA
American Beach
"American beach was a very interesting place to visit...... The juxtaposition between.... Brand new big houses on stilts.... And the remnants of the Small buildings or metal roo..."
📍 5492 Gregg St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Seaside Park
"Beautiful park with clean bathrooms, drive-in beach access if you have a 4WD/AWD, beautiful picnic pavilions with table set."
📍 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 25
"Great entrance. Short walk to the beach! There is not a real noticeable mark on the beach side to know where you left your car so make sure you make note of that when you walk i..."
📍 Mizell Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 9
"Perfect Little walkout area. I like it at night when my poor little disabled doggie with the two compound fractured legs that healed differently abled movements can jump around..."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 39
"If you like doing stair exercises, this is the access for you! It has a steep staircase the is equal on both sides. You can do a great leg day here!!!"
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 34
"We got out here around 9:30 or 10 in the morning and there wasn't anyone parked here! 4th of July weekend and it was nice and quiet down this far. I still can't believe how easy..."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 24
"Beautiful beach. This is just an Access Point there’s no parking. Beach is never crowded and mostly residents are in this area."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 16
"Excellent beach spot, parking is close and beach was not crowded. Definitely worth driving a few blocks from the "popular" spots for an uncrowded beach!"
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 13
"This is one of our favorite access points on the beach! We’ve had a really great luck here finding nice large shells and lots of shark teeth. We’ve also found intact whole s..."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 40
"Please remember to keep your dogs on a leash and under your control while at the beach. Or better yet just leave them at home!! When that happens, it's a nice beach with a smal..."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access #2 (Amelia Access)
"Great surfing at incoming tide . Beautiful walkway in between to older beautiful homes ."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 27
"Beautiful public access site away from the pier. Trash at entrance so nothing is left in the wild. Beach large enough to bike, drive on entrance to the North."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access #1 (Nassau Access)
"We visited this place on our way back from Cumberland island. This beach water is not that muddy as compared to Cumberland, saint simon or Jekyll island beaches. But again these..."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 10S
"This place is absolutely beautiful! I love it here!! Perfect place if you want to just get away and not have the huge beach crowds."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 11
"This was the best area for shark tooth collecting."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Parking
"It’s a paved smaller parking lot which includes a bike rack."
📍 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access Parking
"We really should charge tourists and Auslanders( outsiders ) to park here ! I recommend tourists go to Main Beach, Peter's Point, or Burney Park for non locals given the abundan..."
📍 Unnamed Road, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 14
"The beach is excellent, but there is no parking available. A neighbor reports having seen a "snake" here."
📍 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access #16N (Ferriera Access)
"Like your own personal beach every time However no parking available at access point. It's located across the street. Please be careful and kind it is a neighborhood and locals ..."
📍 MHQC+6FM, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Kissimmee Ave. Beach Access
"Perfect Lil' Spot, Great Beach!"
📍 Unnamed Road, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access #10N (E 7th Street Access)
"More off the beaten path and great for shell combers, especially at the turn to the inlet"
📍 MHHC+V8W, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access 5
"Always beautiful. The beach sand here seemed firmer and better for bike riding, but this may change. Firm sand up to the park boundary, and as far south as Beach access 12."
📍 508 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
Beach Access #9N (E 6th Street Access)
"Good access. Parking along the road on the east side against the dunes only. Doesn't get very crowded relatively speaking. There are no facilities, no playground, no picnic ..."
📍 MHHC+87V, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
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