Day Trip Ideas from Cape San Blas
- 🏝️ St. George Island – A scenic barrier island known for uncrowded beaches, a historic lighthouse, and laid-back oyster bars. Great for biking and shelling.
- 🌊 Apalachicola – A charming coastal town with rich maritime history, boutique shops, seafood shacks, and beautiful antebellum architecture.
- 🏖️ Mexico Beach – Just a short drive away, this quiet beach town offers stunning turquoise waters, waterfront restaurants, and fishing off the pier.
- 🛍️ Rosemary Beach – Upscale and walkable, with cobblestone streets, boutique shopping, cafes, and a stunning European-style town square right on the beach.
- 🌴 Seaside – Famous for its pastel beach homes and as the filming location of *The Truman Show*, this idyllic town is perfect for strolling, dining, and don't miss the farmer’s markets.
- 🌅 Panama City – A lively day trip for shopping, boat tours, waterparks, and nightlife. Offers dolphin cruises, aquarium visits, and Pier Park shopping.
- 🌿 T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park – Hike, snorkel, fish, or simply take in some of the highest dunes in Florida, with pristine wildlife and bay kayaking.
Explore the Area
Cape San Blas
- 🏖️ St. Joseph Peninsula State Park – Miles of sugar-white beaches, hiking trails, dunes & birdwatching
- 🦪 Scalloping in St. Joseph Bay – Fun, shallow-water scallop hunting (June–Sept)
- 🐎 Beach Horseback Riding – Guided rides along the shoreline
- 🚴 Loggerhead Run Bike Trail – 8-mile paved trail from the Cape to Salinas Park
- 🍤 Fresh Gulf Seafood – Including local favorites like Indian Pass Raw Bar
- ✨ Beach Bonfires & Stargazing – Enjoy quiet evenings on Florida’s pristine “Forgotten Coast”
Port St. Joe
- 🌅 Quiet Beaches & Bay Access – St. Joe Beach, boardwalk, and gentle bay swimming
- 🛥️ Fishing & Boating – Charters for inshore/offshore, plus kayak ecotours
- 🚴 Bay Walk & Port City Trail – Scenic walking & biking paths along the waterfront
- 🛍️ Downtown Charm – Antique shops, local boutiques & Sugar Shack ice cream
- 🥘 Seafood & Dining – Fresh Gulf oysters, raw bars, bay-view sushi and laid-back grills
The European explorers who first set eyes on this unspoiled stretch of Florida panhandle likely experienced the healing power of the area by virtue of originally naming the Cape after Saint Blaise of Sebastea. Saint Blaise was a medical doctor and bishop in what is now Sivas, Turkey who became a healer and then, eventually, a “physician of souls”.
People often turned to Saint Blaise for healing miracles. Over the course of the 18th century the original name of Cape Saint Blaise reverted to the current day title of Cape San Blas.