Navarre - Florida's Best Kept Secret

Navarre is located on the Gulf of Mexico at the southern tip of Santa Rosa County in Northwest Florida. A friendly community, set among the most beautiful beaches in the world, with pleasant temperatures, excellent schools and flourishing businesses.

In 1925, a visionary, col. Guy H. Wyman, a retired U. S. Army engineer, founded the Navarre area. Originally from Defuniak Springs, Col. Wyman and his wife had seen some of the world’s natural wonders, and decided to settle in this one. Navarre was named for Mrs. Wyman’s favorite picturesque province in northern Spain. The area was quite unpopulated at the time, which changed in the early 1960’s with the building of the Navarre Beach bridge. This afforded everyone the opportunity to experience and enjoy the pristine gulf Coast beaches and warm emerald waters of Santa Rosa Island. Subsequently, tourism was born in the area, resulting in an abundance of comfortable, attractive and affordable accommodations and eateries on Navarre Beach. Conservation was not forgotten, and miles of National Seashore exist today just as pure and unspoiled as they have been for centuries.