Absolutely nothing special about this compared to the 50 miles of medium sand and murky water in either direction up and down the gulf coast. its not walking distance to anything like a restaurant or bar either. I suspect local boosters are pimping the place to make a buck.
Ana C.
Place rating: 2 New Orleans, LA
Did not like this beach at all. If you want to enjoy a really nice beach go to Florida. This beach is pretty dirty.
John L. H.
Place rating: 5 New Orleans, LA
Warning: If you only like beaches with pristine sand, clear water and massive crowds of future skin cancer patients, you will probably dislike this review. If, like me, you are a little more open minded, keep reading. Pass Christian Beach is far from perfect. Despite its imperfections, I absolutely love it here. The first thing I like about this beach is its proximity to me. This is the closest beach on the Gulf of Mexico and I can be from my driveway to feet in the sand in under an hour. Traveling here with kids I really appreciate how close it is since children are often unable to remain calm for long periods. The next thing I like about this beach is that, unlike Bay St. Louis, this beach is actually on the Gulf of Mexico. I realize there isn’t that much difference, but it feels more like a real beach to me. OK. So far we have closeness and beachiness, but wait, there’s more. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is an area that is truly special to me. These are the areas I have visited since I was a tiny baby and all throughout my life. Every time I visit the area, all of those memories come flooding back. It never ceases to amaze me how the place that was so special as a child can still be special as an adult. Watching the look on the face of my children as they run and play here makes me think that they too will always love it. Hey, one can hope, right? Some of the reasons that many people won’t like this beach are the water, and the beach itself. The beach is littered with sticks and other tree type debris(see photos). I assume this debris is washed on the shore from one of the coast’s barrier islands, but that would be a guess. The water isn’t the clearest either, but while I am not a fan of non-clear water, I wear crocs in case I step upon a great white shark or other creature that intends to bite my foot. I know crocs aren’t exactly the most fashionable footwear, but fish, sharks and crabs know people wearing them are not to be trifled with. I almost forgot to mention one of the best things about this beach. Unless it is a holiday, the beach is hardly ever crowded. We were there for several hours and only one other group showed up and they had a pretty cool dog(see picture) who liked to swim. If you want a beach, and you need it ASAP, this is a great place to go.
