Lighthouse Point Park spreads 52 acres across the north side of Ponce Inlet, in the lighthouse's front yard: a long jetty into the Atlantic, a calm inlet-side beach where dogs are welcome, nature trails, and the red tower minutes away. The planning film on this page gives it five stars for beach quality and activities — the rest of the set shows why.

What to Expect When Fishing at Ponce Inlet

Beyond Fishing Family

Beyond Fishing Family walks the Lighthouse Point Park jetty in Ponce Inlet to fish it: finger mullet for bait, a long-shank hook, and a good bluefish landed off the rocks. The film doubles as a park portrait — the calm inlet side against the rough ocean side, the swimmers to avoid when casting, and the family's honest summary that the jetty is worth the trip even when the cooler stays empty.

Key takeaways
  • Jetty fishing at the park: bluefish on finger mullet
  • Ocean side runs rough; the inlet side stays calm
  • Filmed in 2024

7 Things to Know Before Visiting Lighthouse Point Park (Ponce Inlet, Florida)

Beach Access

Beach Access counts down seven things to know before visiting Lighthouse Point Park, and they are the right seven: about $11 a day to park as filmed, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours, weekend lots that fill early, showers and bathrooms, hard-packed sand, the wildlife (raccoons, sea turtles, gopher tortoises, the odd dolphin), and the leashed-dog beach on the inlet side. His scored verdict: five stars for beach quality and activities. The planning film for this page.

Key takeaways
  • Parking about $11/day and hours 6-9, as filmed in 2025
  • Arrive early on weekends — the lot fills
  • Dog beach is on the inlet (intracoastal) side, leashes required

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Cory J Adventures

Cory J Adventures brings Brody the dog to Lighthouse Point Park's dog beach in 2019: a sunrise drive up from Daytona, the quiet residential feel of Ponce Inlet against the bustle of Daytona Beach, off-leash energy burned on the inlet-side sand, and a lost ball never recovered. The dog-beach film in this set, made by people who actually came for the dog beach.

Key takeaways
  • The park's dog beach, used as intended
  • Ponce Inlet's quiet contrasts with Daytona Beach proper
  • Filmed in 2019

Know before you go

The seven-things film is the briefing: about $10–11 per vehicle to park as filmed across these videos (veterans half price in one), hours of 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., weekend lots that fill early — arrive first thing — plus showers, bathrooms and hard-packed sand. Wildlife is part of the admission: raccoons (the signs say don't feed the feral cats, either), sea turtles, gopher tortoises and the odd dolphin in the channel.

The jetty and the two waters

The park's drama is its split personality: the ocean side runs rough against the Robert Merrell jetty rocks while the inlet side stays calm enough for swimmers and dogs. The fishing film works the jetty properly — finger mullet, a long-shank hook, a good bluefish landed — and warns where not to cast. A full-length jetty walk and a rough, windy winter-day visit (hoodie weather, waves breaking over the rocks) complete the picture.

The Beach, Jetty, and Views of Lighthouse Point Park in Ponce Inlet, Florida

Off Our Couch

Off Our Couch's full visit to Lighthouse Point Park: the boardwalk and its greenery overlooks, the benches, the feral cats the signs warn you not to feed, and the practical layer done properly — $10 per vehicle to enter as filmed, a 50% veteran discount, and the park's closeness to the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse itself. A complete, unhurried portrait of the park on a normal day.

Key takeaways
  • Entry $10 per vehicle, as filmed; veterans half price
  • Boardwalk overlooks face the greenery, not the beach
  • Park and lighthouse are minutes apart — visit both

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Reimagined Adventures

Reimagined Adventures walks Lighthouse Point Park's nature trail and out the Robert Merrell jetty on a cold, windy day: 65 degrees, hooded sweatshirt weather, waves breaking over the rocks and a soaking risked for the end-of-jetty view. No Fountain of Youth, no tortoises — their words — just a great adventure, plus a stop at the lighthouse gift shop next door.

Key takeaways
  • The park's jetty is the Robert Merrell jetty
  • Nature trail plus jetty walk in one visit
  • Filmed on a rough, windy winter day

Ponce Inlet Jetty Walk at Lighthouse Point Park | Florida Walking Tour

Exploring (With The Merchants)

Family Fun Pack's visit to Lighthouse Point Park — the beach, the jetty and the park through a traveling family's camera.

The dog beach

Leashed dogs are welcome on the inlet-side beach — the dog film in this set was made by people who drove up at sunrise specifically for it, and the contrast they note is the park's whole appeal: Ponce Inlet's quiet against Daytona's bustle, with the lighthouse next door for the rest of the outing.

Sources: the 9 videos on this page, filmed at Lighthouse Point Park in Ponce Inlet; prices and hours as filmed.

Watch: Lighthouse Point Park, guided

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

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Let's Walk The World

A walk the length of Lighthouse Point Park's jetty and beach — the walkthrough itself is silent; the film opens with the creator's jet-car sponsor segment. Kept for the full-length jetty footage.

Lighthouse Point Park Daytona Beach Walking Tour 2026

Fantabulous Travels

Fishing poles lined along Lighthouse Point Park's pier and jetty — a quiet film of the park's anglers at work.

POV Walk-Through Lighthouse Point Park & Ponce Inlet, Florida | Original Audio | Unedited

Florida Living | Homes By Rau

Drone footage over Lighthouse Point Park — the jetty, the inlet, the dog beach and the lighthouse in one aerial pass.

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