Dining

Drive along Scenic Highway 30-A, and you'll find incredible coastal cuisine, or if you prefer, stay close to home for a casual dining at the Dunesider Grill or Fen's Gourmet Café & Market.

Enjoy a cup of coffee and muffin while reading the paper at Fen's Gourmet Café & Market which is open for breakfast and lunch. The Dunesider Grill is very popular among homeowners during the spring and summer. No need to leave the fun of the pool for refreshments —just walk up to the counter, order lunch and enjoy it poolside.

Located in the AAA Four-Diamond-rated WaterColor Inn, the flagship restaurant Fish out of Water offers outstanding views and combines the freshest local fish and meats with an eclectic approach to traditional beach cuisine.

Beaches

WaterSound Beach is proud to be part of Florida's Emerald Coast, which offers 80 miles of pristine white-sand beaches stretching along the Gulf of Mexico. This sand is made up of pure Appalachian quartz and reflects the sunlight through the surf, giving the water its beautiful emerald-green color. Come and see why this area of Florida has earned the name Emerald Coast.

Boating & Fishing

If boating and fishing are your passion—this region offers some of the best! The beautiful Gulf of Mexico, the area's 17 freshwater and saltwater lakes, Choctawhatchee Bay, West Bay and St. Andrews Bay provide unmatched opportunities for fishing and water sports in Florida. Located 26 miles east of WaterSound Beach, Bay Point Marina  in Panama City Beach offers fishing, boating, jet skiing, swimming, sailing, snorkeling and off-shore charter boats.

Area State Parks

Deer Lake State Park is located west of the community and shares its name with the coastal dune lake within its boundaries. Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare worldwide and in the United States they occur only along the Gulf Coast. Enjoy hiking and biking trails that wind through thet park. It's also an excellent location to view wildlife.

Five miles west of WaterSound Beach, Grayton Beach State Park is known for its incomparable natural beauty. The Grayton Beach scenic nature trail circles sand dunes, skirts Western Lake and cuts through a scrub oak and magnolia hammock.

Spas

The InnSpa, which is located at WaterColor Inn just 5 miles west, offers a tranquil, intimate setting and highly effective treatments inspired by the surrounding elements of the sea — an understated kaleidoscope of coastal color, seaside textures, and the intoxicating smells and rhythms of the Gulf.

Golf

Looking for challenging and outstanding golf courses? Named "Course of the Millennium" by Travel + Leisure magazine, Camp Creek Golf Club, is a Tom Fazio-designed, 18-hole, par 72 championship course measuring 7,159 yards and is sure to provide the challenge for which you're looking. Designed by Greg Norman, Shark's Tooth was named one of "America's Best Residential Courses" by Golfweek. It stretches 7,209 yards from the back tees and features five fairways that border scenic Lake Powell. The Origins Golf Club at WaterSound strives to make golf more fun and accessible to families, beginners and casual golfers, offering a six-hole regulation course that alternatively plays as a nine-hole executive course and a 10-hole par-three layout.

Biking

The state parks and Point Washington State Forest's Eastern Lake Bike Trail offer great scenery. If you prefer a paved path, you can enjoy the picturesque journey on the Timpoochee Trail running for 18.6 miles along Scenic 30-A.

Shopping

WaterColor's Town Center offers a wide variety of locally-owned shops where you can purchase men's, women's and children's clothing, as well as accessories, art and gifts, reserve a fishing charter, create a custom teddy bear, relish a cup of coffee as the sun comes up, or enjoy a meal and glass of wine under the stars.

A Publix grocery store is less than 5 miles away at WaterColor Crossings where there is also a Wine and Spirits store, Pizzeria, Dry Cleaners and UPS store.

At Seaside you can enjoy shops, restaurants, art galleries and more. Heading east 14 miles is Pier Park, a premier shopping and dining destination in Panama City Beach. Silver Sands Factory Stores, the nation's largest designer outlet center with over 100 designer name stores is just 19 miles west toward Destin.