Washington County Florida


Located in the heart of the Florida Panhandle, Washington County encompasses 580 square miles including the communities of Chipley and Vernon, Ebro, Wausau, Caryville, New Hope, Sunny Hills, Five Points, Greenhead, Redhead, and Hinson’s Crossroads. Washington County is within easy access on Interstate 10 to Tallahassee and Pensacola and Highway 231 to Panama City and Dothan, Alabama.

Visitors to the Washington County can enjoy beautiful scenery and a wide range of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, camping, horseback riding, motorcycle riding and golfing. The county also hosts pleasurable events throughout the year, drawing in visitors from around the state of Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

Washington County is one of the most beautiful parts of the state and lures fisherman to its hundreds of lakes and clear streams. It is truly a utopia for the sportsman, providing the best fishing and the perfect place to land your next trophy bass.

Blanketed with towering, stately pines and thick hardwood forests, and dappled and laced with hundreds of clear lakes and streams, Washington County is a twin treasure of Holmes County, which makes up its northern border. With many of Florida's best natural attributes, Washington County holds a history and style all its own. Within its borders, Washington County also holds natural wonders and abundant resources offering visitors outdoor experiences unlike any other.

The state-designate canoe trail of Holmes Creek and the lower Choctawhatchee River both continue their flow through Washington County, carrying with it a rising tide of paddling, photography, tubing, rafting and other water sport opportunities. In addition, the swift-flowing and remote Econfina Creek is a Washington County favorite of more experienced paddlers.

Vernon, Florida- Vernon sits on the Holmes Creek where during the 1880s the creek was used as a shipping route. Affectionately nicknamed Stub City - This quaint, pioneer town was also the site of a major Indian settlement.

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Holmes Creek Canoe Livery
Holmes Creek Canoe Livery
There is over 100 miles of beautiful waterways to Canoe, Which are spring fed. Here at the Homes Creek. We even have the best water slide, rope swing from Vortex to Econfina creek.
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