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Things to do in Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach is a small coastal city, not a resort strip, and the things to do here are the kind you repeat: the beach, the park, the preserves, the Town Center. All of them are close enough to be ordinary.

The water

The beach at the end of Atlantic Boulevard, 2.3 miles. Hanna Park, 2.1 miles, with its own 1.5 miles of beach and a 60-acre lake for kayaking and fishing. Dutton Island Preserve, 1.6 miles, for a paddle on the marsh from the public kayak launch. And the private dock behind the property, which is a sunrise coffee more often than a fishing trip.

The beach at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
The beach at Hanna Park. Photo: The Bushranger, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eating and drinking

Atlantic Beach Town Center, 2.1 miles south at Atlantic Boulevard and East Coast Drive, is where the restaurants, coffee shops and breweries sit within a couple of blocks of each other, with the sand at the end of the street. Neptune Beach begins immediately past it. We do not list businesses here because they change; walk it on a Friday evening and you will have the current list.

Outdoors on foot

Hanna Park's hiking and mountain bike trails through the coastal hammock. Dutton Island's 9,000 feet of trails and viewing pier, open 8 a.m. to dusk. Tideviews Preserve, 1.9 miles, at the south end of town. And the community's own nature trails along the marsh, with the dog park beside them. More on the parks and trails page.

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Questions people ask

What is there to do in Atlantic Beach, FL?

The beach (2.3 miles from Tidewater), Hanna Park (2.1 miles), the marsh preserves at Dutton Island and Tideviews, and Atlantic Beach Town Center's restaurants and breweries (2.1 miles).

Where do people eat in Atlantic Beach?

Atlantic Beach Town Center, at Atlantic Boulevard and East Coast Drive, 2.1 miles from Tidewater, with Neptune Beach beginning just past it.

Is Atlantic Beach good for kayaking?

Yes. Dutton Island Preserve, 1.6 miles away, has a public kayak launch onto the marsh, and Hanna Park's 60-acre lake allows kayaks. Both are run by their cities.

Is there a dog park near Tidewater?

There is one on site, beside the nature trails. Dogs are also allowed on the Atlantic Beach sand on a leash under the city's rules.

Distances measured by road from our address using OpenStreetMap, September 2026. Park facts from the City of Jacksonville and the City of Atlantic Beach.

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