A mile plus of beautiful Atlantic beachfront and the Indian River Lagoon on the west, Avalon State Park in Ft Pierce Florida offers a pristine natural setting for swimming, water activities, and wildlife watching.
Fort Pierce known as the Sunrise City is a small coastal community on the Treasure Coast with about 40,000 residents. It is located in St Lucie County between Martin County and Indian River County.
It runs along the intercostal waterway on the Indian River Lagoon. The historic downtown Ft Pierce was restored in the 1990’s to update its 1924 Sunrise Theater, shops, and restaurants.
The Fort Pierce Marina is at the center of downtown Fort Pierce. It is a full service marina that can accommodate large boats and within walking distance of restaurants, shops, and historic downtown Fort Pierce.
Florida has great natural scenery and the Indian River Lagoon is a perfect example. There are two Indian Lagoon scenic highways our focus is on Indian River Drive (highway 707) - an official Florida Scenic Highway that runs from Jensen Beach in the south along the Indian River Lagoon into downtown Fort Pierce in the north.
For excellent music and Broadway shows the Sunrise Theater in Fort Pierce is the place in St Lucie County. Located in the heart of downtown Fort Pierce The Sunrise Theater is the center of entertainment for the area.
The Fort Pierce Inlet is a wide are relatively safe inlet to navigate. There is excellent fishing along the jetty, which is very long and has lots of room for fishermen.
Depending on the conditions you can catch a wide variety of fish from Snook and Redfish to Tarpon, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, and Trout.
