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Deer Lake State Park with kids.

Deer Lake is a small state park near Seagrove with a beach and hiking trails, and at $3 a car it's the cheapest state-park entry on 30A. It's small enough that it fills up.

Checked by a local · November 2026

Before you go

What parents need to know.

  • $3 per car (2 to 8 people), $2 per walker, cyclist or extra passenger.
  • It often hits capacity and can close the gate for a while on busy days. Go early.
    • Beach
    • Hiking trails

Food nearby

Feed them after.

  • Angelina's Pizzeria & Pasta

    Sit-down$$

    Neighborhood pizza and pasta, 11 to 9 — no reservations, no drama, everyone leaves full.

  • Brozinni's Pizzeria

    Quick bite$$

    New York-size slices in Seagrove, 11 to 9 daily — delivery too, for the sunburn-recovery nights.

  • Café Thirty-A

    Sit-down$$$

    The nicer-night option — dinner-only from 4:30, and the early seating is calm enough for well-fed kids. Reservations required.

  • Seagrove Village Market Cafe

    Sit-down$$

    Grouper sandwiches at the corner of 395 and 30A since before 30A was a hashtag.

Every kid-friendly place in Seagrove Beach

Also nearby

More guides.

Sources: floridastateparks.org · floridastateparks.org

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