Avalon State Park Water Quality

St. Lucie County, Florida

Advisory

Health advisory: the state advises against swimming here until a retest comes back clean.

Latest test
Oct 28, 2026 (8 days ago)
Enterococci
111 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
18 of 20 tests Good, 2 Poor

Results over time

101001000May 4, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 18, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 28, 2026: 111 per 100 mL (Poor)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 28, 2026111Poor Advisory
Oct 26, 2026600Poor
Oct 12, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 20, 202620Good
Jul 13, 202610Good
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 29, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 15, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
Jun 1, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 20 tests on record for Avalon State Park over 1 year, starting May 2026. In the last 10 years, 2 tests of 20 (10%) came back Poor, above 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 AVALON STATE PARK (St. Lucie County, EPA beach ID ), at 27.53874, -80.31589. 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.