Henderson Beach State Park, Destin?

Shadow57 wrote:
We have a trip planned soon and was wondering if anyone could tell me how far it is to walk to the beach from the campground? Is it a really long walk? I am just getting over a broken foot and was trying to figure out if I can get around. Looking at google earth pictures and since we will have to change campsite locations in the park, I was hoping we could just move down to beach parking for the day and be closer. We are going during the week so hopefully it won't be crowded. Any info appreciated, thank you.

Since no one's taken a stab at this, I'll try ... I've never stayed in the campground, but I did drive through a couple years ago. From the day use area where we went, there's a parking area the boardwalks there are only 50 yards long or so. I think you can drive there from the campground. I don't recall a parking area for beach access at the campground (sorry) but the trail to the boardwalk is maybe a tenth of a mile, and then the boardwalk itself is surprisingly long, like maybe another couple tenths of a mile? It snakes around going over and through the dunes so it's longer than one might think. It's a very interesting walk, but maybe not so much if you're nursing broken foot.