International Coastal Cleanup is a world-wide event sponsored by Ocean Conservancy. The organization engages countries across the globe to organize citizens in large cities to small villages in the cleanup of their ocean, gulf, lake and river beaches.
Interested in making a difference? Here are locations where you can participate on Sat., Sept. 31
Camp Helen State Park – Lake Powell 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join Camp Helen State Park as they participate in the International Coastal Cleanup. This event is sponsored in coordination with the Lake Powell Community Alliance, who are dedicated to protecting this precious resource, Lake Powell. This is the seventh year of participation in the event and to date, over 20,000 pounds of trash have been removed from Lake Powell and its watershed. Sign-in will begin at approximately 8 am, with the cleanup lasting until noon.
What to bring: closed-toe shoes, hat, sunscreen, grabber, work gloves, water or refillable bottle. Please consider bringing you own boat, canoe, kayak or paddleboard and join the armada of cleanup crews! If you do bring your watercraft, please bring required life jackets, whistle, safety equipment. We will provide: vinyl gloves, garbage bags, data cards, coffee, donuts and water.
Driving Directions
Camp Helen is located at 23937 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL, just west of the Phillips Inlet bridge on the Bay County and Walton county line. The entrance is south of U.S. Hwy 98. ::MAP::
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park – 9:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Join Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on International Coastal Cleanup Day for a beach cleanup on Saturday September 21 from 9:15 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Help keep the beach safe for the threatened and endangered species that call the beach home by minimizing the impact of marine debris on the beach and in the Gulf.
To register as a beach cleanup volunteer please call (850) 267-8330 and provide your name, email address, phone number and number of people coming.
Driving Directions
Located in Santa Rosa Beach, the park is located 1/4 south of U.S. Hwy 98 on western end of Scenic Hwy. 30A. ::MAP:
Additional South Walton beach accesses 9 – 11 a.m.
Inlet Beach Regional Access
438 South Orange Street Center
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
Long: ‐86.00393018
Lat: 30.27401447
Santa Clara Regional Beach Access
3468 E. Scenic Highway 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Long: ‐86.11926901
Lat: 30.31363771
Ed Walline Regional Beach Access
4447 W. Scenic Highway 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Long: ‐86.22992065
Lat: 30.34666444
Miramar Beach Regional Beach Access
2375 Scenic Gulf Dr.
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Long: ‐86.38752755
Lat: 30.37819479