Beaches in Florida that allow alcohol
Dec 22, 2011 | 9:38 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA PLAT, Marriot Plat, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 280
Beaches in Florida that allow alcohol
I loved to vacation in Mexico with being able to sit on the beach and drink beer. It is not safe now to go there. Does anyone knows where in Florida that will allow alcohol on the beach?
Dec 24, 2011 | 9:30 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: west of DFW airport
Programs: AA LT Gold 1.9 MM flying my way to LT PLAT
Posts: 11,074
There are many beaches in Florida where glass containers are banned. If you put alcohol into a coffee cup, there hasn't been a problem for us with the exception of Clearwater Beach.
Dec 24, 2011 | 9:40 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Programs: Continental OnePass, AAdvantage
Posts: 119
In most cases, there isn't a problem if it isn't in glass and your group isn't "making a scene." Since in some situations you do have minors around, I would recommend putting into another cup...coffee or even one of those red plastic ones. Most of the time, as long as you aren't causing a 'drunk scene,' no one cares.
Dec 24, 2011 | 10:14 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA PLAT, Marriot Plat, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 280
I don't want to do the illegal thing of having alcohol in a coffee cup and get caught. I will have my kids with my playing on the sand and I want to enjoy a can or two of beers (no bottles for me) on the beach and want to know that it is perfectly legal to do so.
Jan 4, 2012 | 8:09 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Mile-High Club, Marriott Plt, SPG P-75, PC Plt, Hyatt Dia, Carlson Gold, BW Dia
Posts: 1,845
As a native Floridian, I have never heard of a public beach in the state that prohibits alcohol. As long as you don't have glass on the beach, you should be fine. Just read the posted signs at the logical "entrance" to the beach (e.g., parking lot or wooden walkway over the dunes) to be sure. If EtOH is prohibited at that beach, it will certainly be mentioned on those signs.
Jan 5, 2012 | 11:35 am
#7
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Orlando, FL, US
Programs: DL-Dirt Medallion;US-Cast Iron Preferred
Posts: 3,617
As a native Floridian, I have never heard of a public beach in the state that prohibits alcohol. As long as you don't have glass on the beach, you should be fine. Just read the posted signs at the logical "entrance" to the beach (e.g., parking lot or wooden walkway over the dunes) to be sure. If EtOH is prohibited at that beach, it will certainly be mentioned on those signs.
This says that Cocoa beach is "one of the few that does", but glass of course is prohibited.
I found an Orlando Sentinel article that says Volusia County (Daytona, New Smyrna) prohibits alcohol on all beaches.
I don't know about others offhand, but if you google around, you should be able to determine the rules at particular beaches that are nearby.
Jan 5, 2012 | 11:39 am
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Formerly HPN, but then DCA and IAD for a while, and now back to HPN!
Programs: Honestly, I've been out of the travel game so long that I'm not even sure. Maybe Marriott Gold?
Posts: 10,677
Fair enough, but I think that you should feel perfectly comfortable putting your beverage of choice in your own non-glass container and enjoying it on the beach. As others have said, if you're not making a scene or nuisance, I can't imagine anyone will give you a hard time (with the exception of Clearwater Beach, perhaps).
Jan 5, 2012 | 2:34 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,559
As a native Floridian, I have never heard of a public beach in the state that prohibits alcohol. As long as you don't have glass on the beach, you should be fine. Just read the posted signs at the logical "entrance" to the beach (e.g., parking lot or wooden walkway over the dunes) to be sure. If EtOH is prohibited at that beach, it will certainly be mentioned on those signs.
Alcohol is banned on Miami Beach for example, but this rule is completely ignored by just about everyone. You would have to be causing some serious commotion to get ticketed for drinking on South Beach!
Jan 25, 2012 | 12:30 pm
#10
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MLB, MCO
Programs: Delta Plat, IHG Plat, Marriott Silver
Posts: 1,314
In Brevard County, alcohol is banned on the beach in the city of Indialantic and the city of Satellite Beach. It's permitted along all other beaches. Glass containers are banned, as are kegs within Cocoa Beach city limits.
Sep 26, 2017 | 4:08 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 1
Booze on beaches
As a native Floridian, I have never heard of a public beach in the state that prohibits alcohol. As long as you don't have glass on the beach, you should be fine. Just read the posted signs at the logical "entrance" to the beach (e.g., parking lot or wooden walkway over the dunes) to be sure. If EtOH is prohibited at that beach, it will certainly be mentioned on those signs.
Sep 30, 2017 | 2:00 pm
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: About 45 miles NW of MCO
Programs: Acapulco - Gold, Panama - Red, Timothy Leary 8 Mile High Club
Posts: 31,349
It's legal on the beaches of Panama City Beach except during the month of March. The rule was changed to rein in an out of control Spring Break situation.
Oct 16, 2017 | 12:45 pm
#13
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YWG
Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,208
Is this seriously true? So when I go to Pompano Beach with my wife and kids I can just stash a couple of beer cans into the cooler to enjoy while lying on the sand? Great news! ^
Oct 18, 2017 | 2:21 pm
#14
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Gulf Coast
Programs: Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond; National Car Rental Executive Elite
Posts: 2,784
Escambia County ordinances for Pensacola Beach...
The "alcohol free zone" is about 1.5 acres of beach adjacent to the pier.
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Fort Pickens, etc.) Rules and Regulations
With the exception of the alcohol-free zone on Pensacola Beach established pursuant to section 6-3 of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person from legally possessing, consuming or selling an alcoholic beverage on sandy beach areas upland of the Gulf of Mexico, Santa Rosa Sound, or other navigable waterways.
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Fort Pickens, etc.) Rules and Regulations
Drink responsibly and follow all state laws on alcohol consumption.
