Huge Water Park and Two Championship Golf Courses at Sprawling Resort Overlooking Atlantic Ocean

When a resort calls its outdoor pool area a "Fantasy Pool Complex," it's reasonable to expect that it will have more than just a hot tub and a few deck chairs. True to form, Hammock Beach Resort's 91,000-square-foot complex features a lazy river, waterfalls, a water slide, upper- and lower-lever pools, and zero-entry-level pools, all flanked by full food and beverage service. And if that's not enough, the resort is situated just a few hundred yards from a private stretch of pink shell beach on the Atlantic shoreline.

Hammock Beach Resort also features two onsite championship golf courses. The Ocean course, designed by golf great Jack Nicklaus, has stunning views of the sea and was rated one of the Best Courses for Architectural Design in State by Golf Digest. The second is the ultra-challenging, award-winning Conservatory course designed by Tom Watson. It's one of the longest courses in the state, and it's made up of rolling greens hills, vast lakes, and three waterfalls. In addition to golf, the resort has its own tennis complex with eight HydroGrid clay courts and a 3,900-square-foot fitness center with new training equipment and Pilates, aerobics, and yoga classes.

Every morning, you can enjoy breakfast amid views of the ocean at the resort's Atlantic Grille, which has a spread of belgian waffles, bacon, and eggs benedict. For lunch and dinner, onsite restaurants and bars provide a variety of options. Delfinos serves regional Italian cuisine, and the in-house sushi bar uses local seafood.

Palm Coast, Florida: Swim with Dolphins near Sites Rich with History

Hammock Beach Resort lords over Palm Coast, a city 25 miles south of St. Augustine and 30 miles north of Daytona Beach, with the bright lights of Orlando a 90-minute drive away. At famous nearby Marineland, you can watch bottlenose dolphins and even swim with the playful, trained creatures during an up-close encounter.

A walking culinary tour of St. Augustine provides a fun way to get to know the historical city and sample local specialties. At the end of the tour, you'll climb the steps of the striking, black-and-white-striped St. Augustine Lighthouse for panoramic views of the oldest port in America.

If you're day-tripping to Orlando, check out the Kennedy Space Center, the world’s only public space-launch area, where NASA sent shuttles into the stratosphere in front of thousands of spectators. Closer to home base in Palm Coast, the Washington Oaks Gardens State Park shelters native and exotic plant species, including azaleas and birds of paradise, amid hiking trails.

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