• Bike path through the National Seashore Park (just 3 miles away)
• Bike rentals within walking distance Butterfly House (May through September)
• Crabbing Fishing Pier (Ft. Walton Beach or Pensacola Beach), deep-sea fishing and surf fishing
• Flea Market (Saturday and Sunday, on the mainland)
• Golf and Miniature Golf
• National Naval Air Museum (Pensacola)
• Public boat-launch very nearby
• Publix, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie supermarkets, CVS and Walgreen's drugstores
• Restaurants: two on the island, many more on the mainland
• County Park and picnic areas
• Shopping in local gift shops, or Outlet Malls (SanDestin)
• Walking and running trails
• Water sports, swimming, snorkeling
• Watercraft rental - jet skis, kayaks, windsurfing