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Crestview, FL
The Okaloosa County seat, called the Hub City, where I-10, US 90 and SR 85 meet north of Eglin Air Force Base.
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Crestview is the county seat and largest city of Okaloosa County, set on high ground north of Eglin Air Force Base. It is a working military and railroad town rather than a beach town, and people come for its central location, nearby rivers and forests, and easy access to the coast.
Where is Crestview?
Crestview sits in the Panhandle about 50 miles east-northeast of Pensacola and about 27 miles north of the Gulf near Fort Walton Beach. It is called the Hub City because I-10, US 90, SR 85 and the railroad all meet here. At roughly 235 feet, it is one of the higher spots in Florida, which once earned it the nickname Icebox of Florida for chilly winter mornings. Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport is about 40 minutes south on SR 85. Like the rest of the Emerald Coast, Crestview is on Central time.
Things to do in Crestview
Twin Hills Park, a 24-acre city park on US 90, has a lake, playgrounds and ball fields. The Shoal River, a shallow tributary of the Yellow River, is good for easy paddling, and Blackwater River State Forest and Blackwater River State Park are a short drive west for canoeing, hiking and camping. Heading south, the Air Force Armament Museum near Eglin’s main gate is a popular stop on the way to the beaches. Crestview grew up with the railroad after 1883, and the old Crestview depot still stands downtown.
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