Fort Walton Beach is a medium sized city found in the Panhandle Region of the Sunshine State. This community, which has a population of approximately twenty thousand residents, is nicknamed the Emerald Coast, and is part of Okaloosa County. Fort Walton Beach is well known for fishing and its beaches, and is an extremely popular tourist destination. Residents of a Fort Walton Beach apartment for rent or home rental can enjoy a rich culture and historical legacy, dating back before European settlement to the Fort Walton Culture, which existed from approximately eleven hundred to fifteen hundred fifty AD.
Some notable residents of Fort Walton Beach include Jason Elam, Carolyn Murphy, Danny Wuerffel, E.G. Green, and Richard Covey. Fort Walton Beach boasts a beautiful, nearly quarter mile long pier, and has beautiful white sand seashores that stretch for miles. Popular activities in and around Fort Walton Beach include parasailing, water skiing, surfing, snorkeling, swimming, and diving. Residents of a Fort Walton Beach apartment renal or home rental can also take advantage of the points of interest in the surrounding cities and towns. Some of these outstanding communities include Okaloosa Island, Holiday Isle, Destin, Niceville, Navarre, Navarre Beach, and Miramar Beach.
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