Healthy Travel & Safety Information

Escambia County Beaches are open.

Pensacola Beach is open regular hours including the sound side and Gulf side. Please check critical hurricane-related detour information. 

Dog parks are open and permitted in designated areas. For public beach access points, click here. For beach tips to make your visit shine, click here. 

The Pensacola Beach toll bridge is all-electronic.

The $1 toll on the Bob Sikes Bridge to Pensacola Beach is all-electronic. Travelers will be billed by TOLL-BY-PLATE to the address registered on the car if they do not have either a SunPass® or compatible transponder. TOLL-BY-PLATE customers will be charged a $1 toll, plus a monthly $2.50 administrative fee and will receive a bill by mail. Cash can be used at SunPass kiosks to replenish and pay TOLL-BY-PLATE invoices. If you are a in a rental vehicle, rental agencies or their associated third-party vendors will assess the fees agreed to in your rental agreement to collect the toll(s). For more information on specific rental car programs, please contact your local rental car agency, as each agency has separate programs and fees associated with electronic toll usage. 

Escambia County encourages visitors, residents, and businesses to also follow CDC guidelines for face coverings. 

Vacation rentals are open. Visit our Stay pages to explore your options.

Restaurants and retail businesses are open.

Restaurants are permitted to operate at 100% capacity. These restaurants can also serve alcohol on-site. 

Retail establishments can operate at full capacity with responsible social distancing and sanitization protocols.

> See Executive Order 20-244

Bars and nightclubs are open.

Bars and nightclubs are open and permitted to operate at 100% capacity. 

> Read Executive Order 20-244

Pensacola International Airport is open.

• Airline routes

• What to expect when you travel

• International Travel