Hammock Beach

Hammock Beach is a coastal community and resort in Flagler County, part of the First Coast region in northeast Florida. Although outside of the Palm Coast city limits, the community is part of the Palm Coast metro area, and businesses in the area use Palm Coast in their addresses. In the Hammock Beach are two significant tourist attractions: Mala Compra Plantation at Bing's Landing and Marineland, a village and theme park to the north of the resort.

Understand
The Intracoastal Waterway separates Palm Coast from Hammock Beach. Hammock Beach is therefore about half a mile wide in the east-west direction, with the Intracoastal aka Matanzas River to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Hotels and resorts are concentrated on the eastern side of the town nearest the beach. To its south, Hammock Beach is bounded by Bon Terra and Beverly Beach, while to the north it is bounded by the theme park Marineland and the county line with St. Johns County.

Hammock Beach is one the most historic beach towns in Florida, as Mala Compra Plantation was constructed in 1816. Although it was later destroyed during the Seminole Wars, excavations conducted during the late 20th and early 21st century have once again shed light on this part of Florida's history and led to the site's inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Get in
FL-A1A passes through Hammock Beach from north to south. Additionally, Palm Coast Pkwy crosses the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Coast. An offramp connects Palm Coast Pkwy to FL-A1A in a part of Hammock known as Bon Terra on some maps.

Get around
FL-A1A is the backbone of the local road network, with boulevards leading to the beaches and resorts.

Go next

 * Crescent Beach to the north in St. Johns County
 * Flagler Beach, the county's largest beach town, to the south
 * Palm Coast, the largest city in the county, to the southwest across the waterway
 * St. Augustine, a historic city and former Spanish colony, to the northwest