Eastpoint
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Eastpoint is a city in the Forgotten Coast region of Florida.Get in
You can reach Eastpoint from US Highway 98. It is about 20 miles West of Carrabelle and 7 miles East of Apalachicola. St George Island is accessed from Eastpoint via Island Drive. You can also approach Eastpoint from State Road 65 from Interstate 10 through the Apalachicola National Forest.
Get around
Driving or walking is the best way to get around.
Do
Watch the oyster boats come in on the waterfront with their oysters.
Buy
Fresh seafood from the aforementioned oyster boats - the fishermen will even put it on ice for you.
Eat
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That Place On 98
address: 500 US Highway 98Dine overlooking the Apalachicola Bay. -
The Hut
address: 315 US Highway 98Good fried seafood. Same restaurant used to be in Apalachicola, but was destroyed by a hurricane - relocated to Eastpoint.
Sleep
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Sportsman's Lodge
address: 99 N Bayshore DrOn the Apalachicola Bay in Eastpoint. The view is beautiful, but the motel is quite rustic. A better bet would be to stay in Apalachicola or St George Island. However, if you want to fish, there's plenty of room for your boat here.