Fort Walton Beach Rentals

Fort Walton Beach Rentals

Why not go on vacation to the great state of Florida. It can be a super place to have a vacation? You can learn about the great weather they have. You may want to rent, buy, sell, hire, share or buy some vacation accomodation in the area. The area is well known for holidays. It has army bases too so you may be able to view army stuff to.

Fort Walton Beach is a year round fishing and beach resort. Its busiest time of the year is spring break, while thousands of people flock to the Emerald Coast.

The 1st Florida regiments camp was located in front of the Indian Temple Mound, which is now known as the Heritage Park and Cultural Center, and their mission was to protect the "Narrows" from Union ships. Although the 1st Florida Regiment did not see much action, they did keep busy by digging up prehistoric Indian remains buried in the Indian Temple Mound and displaying them at camp.

The economy of Fort Walton Beach is driven by two primary factors: the military, and tourism. There are two major Air Force bases which border Fort Walton Beach. Hurlburt Field which is home to Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the 1st Special Operations Wing, and the Joint Special Operations University. Eglin AFB is home to the Air Force Material Command's Air Armament Center, the 46th Test Wing, and Air Combat Command's 33rd Fighter Wing.

The tourism industry is seasonal, with summer being the primary season, and a smaller peak season during spring break, though Panama City Beach.

Nearby Okaloosa Regional Airport (airport code VPS) serves Fort Walton Beach, as well as Valparaiso, Florida.

The county's largest city is Fort Walton Beach.

Okaloosa County was formed in 1915. Okaloosa was an Indian word meaning "a pleasant place," "black water", or "beautiful place". Ft Walton Beach and two United States Air Force bases (Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field) are located in the south.

Okaloosa County is the sole county in the Fort Walton Beach - Crestview - Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Incorporated ; Town of Cinco Bayou, City of Crestview, City of Destin, City of Fort Walton Beach, City of Laurel Hill, City of Mary Esther, City of Niceville, Town of Shalimar, City of Valparaiso

Unincorporated ; Eglin AFB, Lake Lorraine, Ocean City, Wright, Baker, Holt, Milligan

The Emerald Coast is an area in the USA state of Florida on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, roughly bounded by Pensacola, Florida on the west and Port St. Joe, Florida on the east.

Popular vacation destinations include Pensacola Beach, Gulf Breeze, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, WaterColor, Panama City Beach, Destin, and Seaside, a development community whose iconic pastel-paint and tin-roof construction was made famous in the Jim Carrey movie The Truman Show, filmed in the area from 1996-1997. Other communities on the Emerald Coast include Perdido Key, Navarre, Sandestin, Mexico Beach, Grayton Beach, Inlet Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, and Seagrove. Approximately 80 per cent of the Emerald Coast's 4.5 million yearly visitors flock to Destin, FL.

The area is known as a family drive destination, although in the past decade, its popularity has expanded greatly, leading to new construction booms and seemingly overnight changes. Many development communities similar to Seaside have sprung up in Walton County and the west end of Panama City Beach, raising property values.

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