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Lafayette Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 201 Google reviews · Beachfront wedding venue in Apalachicola, Florida · 0.3 mi to the sand
Park featuring a playground, picnic areas, gazebo, and boardwalk leading to a dock.
Plan your tour
- Setting beachfront venue, 0.3 mi to the sand — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
On the property
What couples highlight
“Beautiful path to walk through with a board walk to the ocean for a breathtaking view and a cool breeze.”
From the reviews
Lafayette Park, developed in 1832, is stunning. It features the highest point in Apalachicola and offers beautiful oaks and palms, a gazebo, a promenade with benches along the bluff overlooking Apalachicola Bay, a long pier extending out into the bay, interpretive markers, stunning views, and a spectacular setting in…
Beautiful path to walk through with a board walk to the ocean for a breathtaking view and a cool breeze. Lots of history at this location to read and learn. Nice playground for children and plenty of benches to set and enjoy the peaceful serenity.
Beautiful, peaceful park. Good for watching sunset and you can fish off the pier.
Very pretty city park. I imagine it makes a lovely venue for small events. I came for the unusual 2-headed cabbage palm and wasn't disappointed. There is a string of habitat signs on the bay side that leave the impression that the view of the water was perhaps cleared before.
Getting married at Lafayette Park
Lafayette Park is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.
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