St. Johns County, Florida
Vilano Beach Real Estate and Local Guide
Vilano Beach is a small coastal community on a barrier peninsula in St. Johns County just north of St. Augustine, sitting between the Atlantic Ocean and the Tolomato River with a historic beach-town character.
Living in Vilano Beach
Site of the 1926 Grand Vilano Casino, a Mediterranean Revival resort destroyed by a hurricane in 1937. Source: vilanobeachfl.com
Homes in Vilano Beach
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Vilano Beach home
Vilano Beach Fishing Pier
About 700-foot public pier on the Intracoastal Waterway west of the Vilano Bridge
Bluebird of Happiness statue
Eight-foot roadside icon restored in 2009 that greets visitors at the pier
Magic Beach Motel
Historic 1951 motel used as a filming location for the 1999 series Safe Harbor
Vilano Beach Oceanfront Park
1.7-acre beachfront park with a pavilion, splash park, and dune walkover on Anahma Drive
Surfside Beach Access
Beach access on Coastal Highway with a vehicle ramp and equestrian trailer parking
Vilano Beach areas to know
Porpoise Point
Waterfront neighborhood at the north side of the St. Augustine Inlet
North Beach
Beach community stretching north of Vilano toward South Ponte Vedra