Walton County, FL Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

Chapter 3 of the Walton County Code carves out three no-drinking zones in the unincorporated county rather than a blanket rule. Section 3-4 makes it unlawful to consume alcoholic beverages of any kind, including beer and wine, within the public right-of-way of the Grayton Beach community, defined by the Grayton Beach Subdivision plat recorded in Plat Book 2, page 9. Section 3-5 separately prohibits consuming alcohol on the premises of the boat ramp at Alaqua Creek and Highway 20. Section 3-7 prohibits use or consumption of alcohol within county-owned Helen McCall Park.

These are stand-alone prohibitions, distinct from Section 3-6, which regulates the hours bars and package stores in Grayton Beach may sell or serve alcohol rather than banning public drinking outright. 00, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, with each continuing day of violation treated as a separate offense. The Walton County Sheriff's Office patrols Grayton Beach, the Alaqua Creek boat ramp and Helen McCall Park and can issue citations to anyone drinking in these areas. Because the bans are geographically specific rather than county-wide, alcohol consumption elsewhere on private property or at licensed establishments in unincorporated Walton County is not affected by Sections 3-4, 3-5 or 3-7; those areas are governed by separate sections of Chapter 3 covering vendor location, hours of sale and school-property possession.