Fort Walton Beach is a small city of about 22,000 in the Florida Panhandle. It is on the Gulf Coast between Pensacola and Panama City and 8 miles west of Destin.
It is adjacent to Santa Rosa Sound to the south and Cinco Bayou and Choctawhatchee Bay on the north and east. Eglin Air Force Base is located on the north side of Fort Walton Beach.