5 Best Uncrowded Beaches in Florida to Visit This Summer

Indeed there are beautiful uncrowded beaches in Florida if you know where to look for them!

Despite Florida being the state with one of the biggest coastlines—about 1,300 miles worth of beaches to be exact—sometimes it can be a hassle to find one that is uncrowded! After all, Florida alone has a population of over 22 million people, and when you add tourists to the mix, you get very crowded beaches.

However, it does not have to be this way! We have traveled the Sunshine State far and wide, and we have discovered some of the most gorgeous, uncrowded beaches that you are going to love to visit. From some that are more central to the tourist areas to some that are a bit more secluded, we are sure we have one that is going to suit your tastes!

Which is your favorite Floridian beach, and is it generally uncrowded? Did you find it among our favorite ones? Let us know in the comments!

#1 Bahia Honda State Park

Part of the Florida Keys, more specifically located in Big Pine Key, on the south side of Seven Mile Bridge and Marathon, Bahia Honda State Park is mostly visited by people who are camping in one of the many campgrounds of the park. Otherwise, there are not many beachgoers who venture this far. It is a quaint and calm beach that is also perfect if you are traveling with children due to the many offshore reefs that stop the waves from being too powerful, along with the fact that the shallow waters stretch quite far from the shore.

If you want to come camp as well, you should plan in advance, as even in the winter months, the campgrounds in the Keys are full, especially with RVs. However, if you are in the vicinity and you want to enjoy one of the many uncrowded beaches that are calm and relaxing, you can pay the fee to enter the park and then make your way down to the beaches. You will not be asked to have a reservation for the campsites to be allowed entrance, and there are enough beaches that even if the RV sites are full, the beachfront will not be crowded!

#2 Crandon Park

If you are going to Miami, then you should make sure to look for Crandon Park. This beachfront is located on the south end of the city, in a Miami-Dade park that is part of Key Biscayne.

Despite being in one of the biggest hubs in Florida, this park is still not as crowded as other parts of the city, and they can boast of having a lot of space for parking, so it will not be an issue. They also have about 2 miles of gorgeous sandy beaches where you are bound to find a spot!

Crandon Park

If you want to find the beach almost deserted, you can hit it up during the week, when only a few tourists are going to be mingling about, and you will easily be able to find a part of the sand free of other people and where you can set camp for the day. What’s more, even during the weekends, despite it becoming quite busy, you will still be able to find a spot without getting too many headaches about it!

After all, this is an amazing beach, complete with coconut palms along the line of the beach, and if you catch the sunrise here, you will be able to bask in the mesmerizing display of orange, pink, and red!

No matter what time of day you end up visiting any beach, a must-have item in your beach bag needs to be sunscreen! Believe us, it’s better to overuse it than to resemble a lobster and ruin your vacation, on a crowded or uncrowded beach!

#3 Canaveral National Seashore

If you are looking for a beach that is not too crowded, then you will definitely love the Canaveral National Seashore. Not only does the beachfront here open to the Atlantic Coast, but the place is somewhat underdeveloped, so you know you will not be swarmed with other tourists. This seashore is 40 miles long, so it would be a feat to end up making it crowded if you ask us. It runs from New Smyrna Beach all the way to Kennedy Space Center.

So if you are in the area, you can easily pay a visit to this mostly unoccupied beach and enjoy the sound of the waves and the seabirds. You can easily access it from either New Smyrna Beach, where the north entrance is located, or through the southern entrance, which is in Titusville. Between these two ends, there are two parking lots: a smaller one in the north and a bigger one in the south.

Be careful; while you will be able to find this beachfront pretty much empty during the day and you will be able to say you have it all to yourself, holiday weekends are bound to draw up a crowd and even fill the parking lots. Despite this, even on these days, you will be able to find some privacy.

On any other day, especially during the week, the beach is pretty much deserted. So be it that you want to enjoy the sun, swim around, paddleboard, or just take a hike around the underdeveloped portion of the central seashore, you can do so without fearing overcrowding. Just be careful if you hike; there are coyotes in the area.

#4 Sunset Beach

If you are looking to find a white-sand beach in Florida, then look no further than Sunset Beach. Located in a beach community in Saint Petersburg, you will find it at the southern end of Treasure Island. This lovely beach is mainly used by the residents of the area, but it is not closed to outsiders, so you can easily go and not have any problems.

This gorgeous beach is located in the Gulf of Mexico, so you should not expect to see big waves, as they are more tame on this side than on the Atlantic Ocean side. A good thing to keep in mind is that while the beach is fairly uncrowded, you will also have a problem when it comes to public parking. There are two parking lots in the area, but they tend to fill up pretty fast, especially if it is a weekend. That’s when you will want to arrive a little earlier.

Otherwise, you can easily count on the fact that you are going to have the whole beachfront almost all to yourself!

#5 Satellite Beach

South of Cocoa Beach If there is one place you should not miss when it comes to catching the sunset or sunrise, it is Sunset Beach. While it is designed to be able to host a lot of people, this beach is still one of the less crowded ones. It is served by a total of six parking lots, so you will be able to park close to the beach, with two of them being located on the north side. If you want to meet the fewest crowds, you should use these two north parking lots, which are the closest to South Patrick Shores.

On this same stretch of beach, you will find the Patrick Space Force Base, which also has a number of beaches that they keep open to the general public.

One thing you need to keep in mind if you wish to come to these beaches is that during high tide, the beach disappears as it is not particularly wide.

If beaches are not your cup of tea, do not worry! There are amazing lavender fields in Florida that are going to make your trip exciting and fragrant!