Doyle Creek Frontage on 10 Acres with Private Dock, Covered Boathouse, and Deep Shade Near Apalachicola
$399,000
Eastpoint sits in Franklin County on the Florida Panhandle — the narrow strip of coast between the Apalachicola River delta and the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge that locals call the Forgotten Coast. St. George Island is just across the causeway, Apalachicola is a few miles west, and Apalachicola National Forest — more than 600,000 acres of longleaf pine and blackwater streams — begins a short drive north. This is the stretch of the Gulf Coast that never developed the way the rest of Florida did, which is precisely why the land and water here still look the way they do.
Doyle Creek is what makes 1 Lunsford Lane its own kind of property. The front of the 10.63-acre parcel looks out over the creek, and the dock and covered boathouse — complete with a fish-cleaning station — are right there at the water's edge, usable for fishing, boating, or a quiet hour with no agenda. The mature tree canopy over the property is the other thing that can't be manufactured: deep shade in a Florida summer is genuinely valuable, and this kind of established cover takes generations to grow. A new driveway from Hwy 65 accesses the rear of the home, where a covered porch looks back over the land. The house itself is a 2002 three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,584 sq ft of open-concept living space — LVP flooring through the main areas, an oversized kitchen with double oven and walk-in pantry, and a primary suite with walk-in closet and double-vanity bath. Recent updates include fresh interior paint, a new HVAC, and new primary bedroom flooring. A large carport with attached workshop and several additional outbuildings give the property real working room for equipment, boats, and gear. Two adjoining parcels — a 19-acre tract and a 10-acre tract — are available separately, offering over 39 contiguous acres for buyers who want to extend their foothold along the creek.
Listed at $399,000. Listing courtesy of Paige Joseph, Anchor Realty Florida.
Homestead Potential
Water & Infrastructure
Doyle Creek frontage is the property's defining asset — a navigable tidal creek with direct dock access from the land, usable for fishing, crabbing, and small-boat recreation without a drive or a launch fee. The covered boathouse with fish-cleaning station makes the water genuinely functional rather than ornamental, turning creek access into a daily working amenity. Buyers should confirm the creek's navigability at low tide and any Franklin County or state setback requirements applicable to the dock and boathouse structures. Domestic water supply should be confirmed — rural Franklin County properties typically rely on a private well; buyers should verify depth, yield, and water quality as part of standard due diligence.
Crop & Income Potential
The 10.63 acres are primarily in mature pine and shade canopy with cleared areas around the home and outbuildings, making this a homestead property rather than an agricultural one — the productive value here is the water, the privacy, and the ecosystem that supports it. The creek provides consistent access to fish and shellfish resources. The carport-workshop and multiple outbuildings support the equipment, boat, and gear storage needs that come with waterfront and outdoor living. Buyers interested in food production should evaluate the cleared areas for a kitchen garden suited to the warm Franklin County growing season; the creek and surrounding land also provide hunting access for deer and turkey in season on 10.63 acres in Franklin County.
Sustainability
The mature shade canopy over the property is a genuine sustainability asset in a Florida climate — passive cooling from established hardwood and pine cover meaningfully reduces the air conditioning load on a home that would otherwise sit in full sun year-round. The new HVAC system makes the baseline more predictable. The boathouse and fish-cleaning station create a self-sufficient food-production loop for a household that fishes and crabs regularly — the kind of built-in food access that the Forgotten Coast waterfront has historically provided. The carport-workshop provides covered mechanical and storage space that reduces the cost of maintaining equipment and boats over time. Two adjoining parcels available separately offer a path to expanding to over 39 contiguous acres for buyers with a longer-term land-building strategy.
The Boundaries
A 10.63-acre waterfront parcel in Franklin County warrants a current survey before closing to confirm all boundary lines, the creek corridor extent, and the legal footprint of the dock and boathouse structures. Franklin County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection regulate structures in and over tidal waterways; buyers should confirm the dock and boathouse are fully permitted and that any planned modifications or additions would meet current DEP and Army Corps of Engineers requirements. The two adjoining parcels (19 acres and 10 acres) available for separate purchase should be evaluated independently if a buyer intends to pursue them — confirm their legal descriptions, access, and any wetland designations before including them in purchase planning.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
Eastpoint is a working waterfront community of about 2,500 people across the bay from St. George Island — the kind of place where the commercial fishing fleet still goes out and the oyster bars are the actual product of the bay, not a tourism import. Apalachicola, three miles west, is the historic heart of the Forgotten Coast: a 19th-century cotton port that reinvented itself around oysters, shrimp, and increasingly, the kind of travelers who want a Gulf Coast experience that hasn't been developed into anonymity. The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses the bay and surrounding wetlands, making the water quality and ecological character of Doyle Creek part of a federally protected system. St. George Island, connected by causeway from Eastpoint, offers one of the least-developed state park beaches in Florida.
Agricultural Resources & Neighbor Networks
University of Florida IFAS Extension maintains a Franklin County office with programming on aquaculture, coastal natural resources, and small-farm production relevant to a waterfront property on the Forgotten Coast. The Apalachicola Riverkeeper and Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District provide resources for landowners managing creek-adjacent parcels, including guidance on riparian buffer maintenance and wetland stewardship. Hunters and fishers on the 10.63-acre parcel can access Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission licensing and regulation information for Franklin County, which sits within prime white-tailed deer, turkey, and coastal fishing territory.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
St. George Island State Park, accessible from Eastpoint across the causeway, offers nine miles of undeveloped Gulf beach, paddling in the bay, and shorebird habitat that draws naturalists from across the Southeast. Apalachicola National Forest — more than 600,000 acres of longleaf pine, blackwater rivers, and springs — is accessible from Franklin County and provides hunting, hiking, paddling on the Sopchoppy and Ochlockonee rivers, and wildlife observation in a roadless interior. The Apalachicola Bay and its tributary creeks support some of the most productive inshore fishing on the Gulf Coast — redfish, speckled trout, flounder, and blue crabs are accessible from the dock on this property. Apalachicola Bay oyster harvesting, while subject to seasonal management, remains part of the working waterway character of this region.
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