The Old Carrabelle Hotel










201 Tallahassee Street
Carrabelle, FL 32322
(850) 697-9010
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Mostly water, Carrabelle enjoys river, harbor, salt marsh, Intracoastal bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This view from the northeast looks over the harbor and across Timber Island. See the river mouth upper left center, Dog Island and St. George Island out toward the horizon, and coastal Hwy. 98 winding across the bridge and out to Carrabelle Beach at top left.

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Wendy at the World's Smallest Police Station

Read about the Police Station on the Chamber of Commerce website.

Old Beach

Favorite of locals; nothing but miles of sun, sand and the Gulf of Mexico.

A Marina on the Harbor

Picturesque now, and more marina development is on the drawing boards.

Riverfront Festival

The last weekend in April is a must-visit time in Carrabelle: Marine Street along the harbor is closed to traffic and lined end to end with art, crafts, food and music for 2 days. Free admission!

Crooked River Lighthouse

Crooked River Lighthouse

December 2007 the newly-renovated lighthouse was dedicated after years of volunteer work. The woodsy park area on Highway 98 at Carrabelle Beach has a picnic pavilion, full-size climb-aboard pirate ship, and now has a reproduction of the original keeper’s house built as a visitor information center.

Camp Gordon Johnston

Opened in 1942 for the sole purpose of training amphibious soldiers, in particular for our greatest Top
Secret assault: Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-day. The museum
has compiled an extensive visual history of the area and camp life.

Ralph G. Kendrick Boardwalk

Ralph G. Kendrick Boardwalk

This one-of-a-kind oddity is a bowl-shaped depression in the forest covering dozens of acres. For no known reason, the cypresses there never grow more than about 20’ tall. (Normal cypress growth can be over 100’.) These trees are documented to be over 150 years old but only reach a stunted mature height, hence the name "dwarf cypress". They are also referred to as "miniature" or "hat-rack" cypress. The Ralph G. Kendrick Boardwalk offers an accessible observation tower overlook, only a few miles west on Highway 98. For the best experience, choose a cloudy day with some wind…you will think you’ve found the Smurf Forest.

In July 2008 the city's new clock was swung into place in Veteran's Park on Highway 98. The electronic works can play from a selection of 1400 tunes!