Park West - Gulfside Water Quality

Escambia County, Florida

Good

The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).

Latest test
Nov 2, 2026 (3 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
19 of 19 tests Good

Results over time

101001000Mar 14, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 28, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 9, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 23, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 20, 2022: 259 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 15, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 29, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 12, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 26, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 10, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 24, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 21, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 5, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 6, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 20, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 17, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 9, 2024: 185 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 10, 2024: 86 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 13, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 23, 2024: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 7, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 21, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 24, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 5, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 16, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 11, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 25, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2025: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 22, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 6, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 20, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 16, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 19, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Nov 2, 202610Good
Oct 26, 202610Good
Oct 19, 202631Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202620Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 20, 202620Good
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
May 26, 202630Good
May 11, 202610Good
Apr 27, 202610Good
Apr 13, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 737 tests on record for Park West - Gulfside over 25 years, starting August 2002. In the last 10 years, 10 tests of 194 (5%) came back Poor, close to the rate for all Florida sampled beaches (6.1%). Bacteria levels usually jump after heavy rain, when stormwater washes to the shore, and drop again within a day or two.

Nearby sampled beaches

About this site

Sampling site PARK WEST - GULFSIDE (Escambia County, EPA beach ID FL298220), at 30.32483, -87.18051. Results are from the Florida Department of Health's Healthy Beaches Program; years before 2026 come from the state's submissions to EPA's Water Quality Portal.