Crestview, FL is a city filled with fun activities and attractions for visitors and locals alike. It offers plenty of outdoor recreation, from fishing, camping, and hiking to golfing, shopping, and dining. It also boasts a number of historic sites such as the Old Spanish Trail Marker and Cotton Bridge Park. The city is home to numerous festivals throughout the year, including the Crestview Smokin' on the Water BBQ Fest and the annual Flora-Bama Music Festival. The area also features some great beaches nearby for those looking to relax by the Gulf of Mexico's beautiful shores.
Visitors often rave about their time in Crestview, FL. Many describe it as a laid-back town with friendly locals and a nice selection of things to do. Some people remark that it's a quiet place but still offers plenty of fun activities that make it an ideal vacation spot. Others appreciate its relaxed atmosphere while appreciating its various attractions which include golf courses, shopping centers, restaurants, parks and museums. All in all; many visitors love their time in Crestview and would highly recommend it as a great place to visit or live!
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Interesting Place - 4/12/2013
I just relocated to Crestview. Been a very big roller coaster ride for me but all in all not a bad place. My 1st mistake is I rented a house site unseen. once I got down here it was in a older area north of the city outside the city limits. Run down but not unsafe... I had a major encounter with Palmetta bugs and vacated the home, the landlord was nice enough to refund me the money...... Then the hard stuff bagan. A search for a new home to live in.. found older run down houses mixed in with beautiful new houses all over the city, the range of prices for rentals was all over the place.... RENTER BEWARE... seems to be a lot of SLUM LORDS.... If you take your time you will find the perfect home for the perfect price. stay south of 10 for nicest places. BEST PLACE because it is closer to beaches and away from the nightmare traffic north of RT 10.... Also be careful with speed and watch the speed limit signs, they jump up and down drastically on the same stretches of
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I Absolutely HATE This Small Country Town - 10/29/2011
I just moved here and I absolutely hate this town! They only have 3 main grocery stores: Publix, Winn-Dixie, and Walmart. Publix and Winn-Dixie are some of the most overpriced grocery stores I've seen. Being in Florida for the first time in my life, I thought it would be awesome with palm trees and whatnots, NOPE!! Looks just like Alabama up the road. I have meet quite a few nice people, but some of the rednecks kind of outweigh the niceness of some of the people I have meet. It is not a culturally diverse place and they only have 1 high school in this town. I have noticed an abundance of Baptist churches here, and I am UMC and only found 1 in another town near by. This is a very "hilly" town and you would need a good truck or SUV to really make it. The post office here is a joke. They are rude and inconsiderate. It's a wonder where the term "going postal" came from, is from people like this. The climate is fine and to be expected. I think you would enjoy this town most
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Southern Hospitality Not To Be Mistaken For Ignora - 3/13/2011
I actually read a review of Crestview that was from 2008. Though my family has yet to finalize our plan for relocation to the quaint city of Crestview, it is in motion and we are all very excited. We have visited several times in the past few months to be certain that it was the right choice for our family. We absolutely love it. The review I read was written by a lady from PA. I found it offensive and a total misrepresentation of the town. She all but called the people of Crestview dumb rednecks. She stated that the people were unfriendly due to her being Catholic. I once had family living in Crestview, therefore, I had visited several times before my recent decision to relocate there. Not once during any of my 12-15 visits to Crestview did anyone ever ask me if I were Baptist or anything of that nature. I do recall entering into a convenience store and asking for assistance from the clerks and other locals. They were always helpful and within a few moments they shared an abundance
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Jobs - 1/6/2010
I have a comment. We are all having a hard time finding jobs like my son who is an honest and hard working young man and who got layed off because of the hiring of illegals by his company. Why are we not helping our own US citizen and hiring them. I have seen young and old people turn to dishonesty and drugs because of being pushed aside and losing their jobs. This is causing many family problems and weaking our back bone for a united nation.
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Big Mistake - 6/24/2009
Moved to Crestview and ever since have regretted it. I think it is not a good place to raise children at all. The schools have one budget cut after another. The beaches are about 45 minutes south so that is the only good thing, but the traffic is always congested it seems and there are no 'good' restaurants in the area and really 'nothing' to do. If I could do it all over again, I would of never moved here and it is the biggest regret I have so far in life is moving here to raise my children. I wish we would of chosen an area with more beauty of some sort and a more family friendly area with more recreation to do as a
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Slim Pickin's - 9/20/2008
My husband and I moved to Crestview, FL from Pittsburgh, PA just over five years ago. We found that there is precious little to do in Crestview. It's called the "Hub City" because of the intersection of I 10 and routes 85 and 90. So there are lots of hotels, restaurants, and traveler services, but slim pickin's for anyone looking for culture or recreational opportunities. The closest place for theatre is at the local college in Niceville. Anything fun is about 45 min to an hour away. The pro of the area is the absolutely gorgeous beaches in the Gulf of Mexico are within an hours drive. You just can't get to them during tourist season, and few people can afford to live there. Most of the locals are big time country and Baptists. When our neighbors found out we were Catholic, we were pretty much shunned. Thank God for the military presence here. At least you can carry on an intelligent conversation with someone you can understand without the redneck drawl. We enjoyed hiking
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