Cinco Bayou, Florida

About Cinco Bayou

Cinco Bayou is a tiny community in northwestern Florida with an estimated population of 468.

Cinco Bayou holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,753 residents per square mile.

📰 Cinco Bayou News Today

• Okaloosa Commissioners ask state to lead Cinco Bayou water quality investigation Get The Coast · Oct 7
• Okaloosa County officials investigate 'abnormal discoloration and odor' in Cinco Bayou - WEAR-TV WEAR-TV · Aug 3
• DOH- Okaloosa lifts health advisory for Cinco Bayou WJHG · Aug 19
• Health advisory issued for Cinco Bayou in Fort Walton Beach WKRG · Aug 7
• Cinco Bayou, FL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Cinco Bayou Unique

• The only place in America named Cinco Bayou — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.17 sq mi.
• Positioned in northwestern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cinco Bayou

• Dock On the Island — burger
• FUBAR Pizza Bar — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Stewby's Seafood Shanty — seafood
• The Gulf — seafood
• Tijuana Flats — mexican
• Waffle House — american
• AJ's Oyster Shanty
• Al's Beach Club and Burger Bar
• Angler's Beachside Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum · Museum
• Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park · Zoo
• Indian Temple Mound Museum · Museum
• RadBar · Arcade
• Bird & Reptile Sanctuary · Attraction
• Dolphin Pavilion · Attraction
• Fort Gator · Attraction
• Otter Den · Attraction
• Pinguin Preserve · Attraction
• Seal Harbor · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cinco Bayou

• Heritage Park and Cultural Center reviews ★
• Beasley Park reviews ★
• Blue Dolphin Beachwalk reviews ★
• Chester Pruitt Park reviews ★
• Cinco Bayou Laguna Park reviews ★
• City Hall Athletic Complex reviews ★
• Comet Street Park reviews ★
• Doris Jordan Freeway Beachwalk reviews ★
• Emerald View Beachwalk reviews ★
• Ferry Park reviews ★
• Fort Walton Landing reviews ★
• Francis Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Cinco Bayou

🏘️ Nearby Communities