Topsail Hill Preserve State Park at Santa Rosa Beach

Explore Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Topsail Hill is named for its dunes, which rise like ships’ sails over soft sand beaches and the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The white quartz dunes are responsible for a rare coastal ecosystem featuring freshwater dune lakes full of aquatic wildlife. Its a short walk to three-miles of pristine beaches and the beautiful turquoise waters in the Gulf of Mexico. As you make your way to the beach, you’ll pass by lakes, old-growth long leaf pines, sand pine scrub and a variety of wetlands offering a bird-watching and hiking paradise.